you and this is a curse or, you know, it's the one positions the 77 in 60 minutes. downers. and sometimes it's hard to find what you're looking for. but we've got something for you. the 60 use of them is say, the 600, how it became because heads of states saw, i'm hope, how student needs refugee is a thriving and asia with a ritual business. how tourist in power is can travel on voice and land in the same vehicle. like no unrest the as a mercedes, 600 turn 60,

we revisit the history of this iconic car. and it was the best of the best on the luxury front cover and failing because it was the best car for say, these engineers reveled in the challenge of making the impossible possible the engineers or to design the car that you want you think is the best car in the world, and if you give germany leaders that kind of get it over the checkbook to these guys, something is going to be special. it's a special car, so that makes you a special person. we met the man with an unrivalled familiarity with mercedes, $600.00 orders. the world over peter shell, hammer, deliver the high end cars to their investors, owners and also sort of repairs and maintenance work. and his job included, organizing, test, dries for potential buyers, which in 1972 makes visiting the shot of iran.

remember i convinced he said your account must be better than the roadside, otherwise i don't, i don't want it, i'm not interested in it. and i can convince him, as at the end, i was successful because self pressed on board. 17 of the 6 hundreds. he handed over mercedes 600 keys to dozens of heads of state. in most cases, they were bullet proof versions. the founder said change resolving this, satisfied with you. this was in 1968 when i delivered the car in a shift to the president and the is that the is the speciality of his car was that the coverage was protected. and his research was to have

moveable windows on the rear because he was closer for you had a feeling to be enclosed too much. and therefore he wanted to have the possibility to share the mercedes museum. and she did card has one of the to 5 ton bullet proof models used to ferry state guests in west germany, in the sixties and seventies from britain. this queen elizabeth the seconds to leon . impression of leader of the soviet union. these distinguished figures born at the wheel themselves, of course the backseats frequently became the scene of historic diplomatic tongues . the this of freshman air force it, the deer and the various other precedence is all the finest materials. use the disco and it's

a homely feeling. it helps to improve the conversation, the atmosphere between the people and on the eastern side of the iron curtain, the 600 again had some high ranking customers like president key to view this lobby, a tomato belonging to romanian dictator nikolai cho chesko was nowadays on show in a private village car collection, the one belonging to envoy hutcher, the decades on leader of albania, is now slowly riding away in a garage in toronto, a luxury mercedes that everyone warranty. from legendary cuban leader of fidel castro. to the founder of the people's republic of china. and i would say to him for countless authoritarian rulers to the verse, 8600 was the ultimate set of wheels. these people, they pointed always to have the biggest and the nicest of the newest of the money.

there is no road and therefore there's a new car. mercedes, i want these guys, well, the rock side of hussein, likewise on the 600 and his love of the armored mercedes model almost spelled doomed for peter show how much i was there for service purposes. and it just happened because it was in the ninety's in february 9th, even live in the 1st gulf war broke out. but luckily enough, i was getting out in due time side of hussein's mercedes, 600 is now featured as a peterson automotive museum in los angeles. state limousine with a very particular set of extras is that all of this is running boards all around the car. so the his guards, i mean there's running boards on the sides and on the back where i guess his body

guards would stand. i would not have bought the car if it was easy, i mean or sit down and say, i wouldn't feel comfortable. how would i ever drive a car that eda me or, or sit down who's saying drove i think that having some sort of positive provenance with it makes it better. so at least, you know, saying it's a roy orbison car for some people that's meaningful, which it certainly is for barry zone in who bought one such a model owned by or of a scene in the seventy's and eighty's the car that provided inspiration for some of the american rock values, best known song, lyrics it was never of that song. roy orbison was funny. is it now the little bit car? you know, um, if there is no cosette in the car, there's no cd in the car. so i refused to add any of those items. so i put

a bluetooth speaker in the back. and i play roy orbison and now i really like it back. roy orbison only drove his beloved mercedes on very special occasions when he died in 1988. the car had a poultry, 3000 kilometers on the clock. i bought the car because nothing was because of his condition. you need to buy a car. i really, really good condition that's been cared for. if you know the car, for instance, to do, maddox is the the, the, the for game switch for the medic windows on the driver's side. that's which alone cost. $17000.00. if you, if you, if you're, if you're lucky enough to buy, find one new little wonder, given the engineering involved, the car is treated recent comforts hydraulic system. that means any parts which one

to, to be altered in its position is looked electrically operated by ty, totally and from the drive us to of course, or can operate or for the windows and do it. the idea is it is very quiet. it is most humming, there is no sound the and that silent running also applies to adjusting the seats at the front and the back every $600.00 has a different interior design customized to the owner's individual wins and wishes. and it's only when you hit the road that you get a real feel for the cause and luxury credentials. we have shown that so adjustment that means comfortable the right

here for soft adjustment the and we tried that and you did a box, you know, use it to bump because you can see it but you feel it. it just floats above what it feels like to see those leather seats up with the straight spring cruiser down the road. and you know, you just you, you feel loved years cylinder. $250.00 p s engine propels or $2.00 ton or 2 at top speed of 205 kilometers per hour. and with a chassis set of rivaling that of a top sports car, the 12 prototypes were built over the course of 10 years before the final version was unveiled. the frankfurt motor sho. in september 1963, the car went on sale to the public in 3 different versions. between

19631981 receives bill 59 long delay editions, featuring a convertible top and measuring 6 meters. 24 long. are accompanied by $429.00 units of the regular pullman limousine. likewise with the long wheel base and 2189 sedans with a length of just over 5 and a half years. little model variance had one thing and kind of the extremely sophisticated engineering student section really cute injection in between the v o c engine, the instructors had the older to produce of outstanding take me to take that out to your car and they were not limited as far as money is concerned. so that's why they could pay a little bit around $50.00 ideas. so they came to the suspension of his liver

control, adjustable shock absorbers. the total of all the innovations should, is extreme. the new model because they have a lot of these innovations taken over eager to keep the technically complex cars. running pans across the world of team does to form national and mercedes, $600.00 clubs. and then of course, we have support for spare parts and garages, where the people can bring that size, which is not very easy because it's not too many people are able to work on. the cars and the parts are limited. the german enthusiasts are in close contact with them. there is in the united states, which thinks also to social media is home to the world's biggest $600.00 club among its members is luis pacheko. he's already taken

a range of aging 6 hundreds and restore them to their former glory or continuing what mercedes did so many years ago and keeping these cars alive and on the road. and i think that's what drives me to be a part of the club. i liked the challenge and i fell in love as soon as i realized how complex the 6 hundreds were with the hydraulics and everybody in the club as a resource. because everybody has connections versus 8600 drivers in the united states or a close knit community and meet up regularly advantage carvings. and that's where barry so in, in, has picked the price was tips from the former tv chat show host and car lever. jay leno, j's out there, he's, he's a real car guy. you know, he's got his own garage with a tremendous collection of cars, including the 600. and he came up to me and talk to me and he says, you know,

you gotta, you really have to believe the, the, the of the, the eric site because it's gets water. and i said, oh okay, very was we've got them on the ground down on the ground, the ceiling goes down there, right? going to be down there, right. so i'm and he's showing me how to lead the water out. what makes very soon is mercedes special is the all black styling as desired by roy orbison himself known for his dark outfits and sheets. but the singer wouldn't have bought the car heading out one day be given a ride in this light blue, 600 and tennessee, which belonged to elvis presley. the that was the 2 of his own. and uh, yeah, and once he wrote it out, this is car. that was that, you know, and of course they're both from tennessee, they're both from that area. you know, and, and, and roy was a real assist, you know, cars, you know, he's just low cars. so yeah, and yeah,

have to be drove it is i have to have the mercedes, $600.00 became a global phenomena, a car and blazing with a star for stars. and this is the most expensive car you could buy. okay. so people who had, you know, unlimited amounts of money. uh, and also unlimited need for an image. i mean, i don't know if the beatles had one that david bowie had one, supposedly even janis joplin, you know, who have that serious song. oh lord, want you by the mercedes benz that was the car. that was to say that song she is taking a ride with some other rock star who had was

a mercy of different kind of intoxicating trip for the music scene. but the clientele also included actors like elizabeth taylor and fashion designer coco chanel. no one could resist the charms of the 600 actually eclectic mix of owners from pop star peace activist john lennon to edi. i mean it looks like the kind of the car that somebody important should be driving. so i don't know if the beatles cared about looking important. but i think the world leaders want to what they consider to be the best car john lennon. he bought it because he could do it. right. do you have that much money in for him? i think it was just you know,

he made it right. he was successful and it was a great comfortable car, but edi, i mean, i think it was more typical dictate or are showing off button. both had made it in their rounds, per se, to sure. the 6 of it attracted the best of the best. and the worst of the worst. i don't know where i i belong the mercedes, 600. the ultimate set of wheels for those seeking a bit of automotive majesty. the good, the bad, and the beautiful. but presidents pop culture icons impulse a german economic miracle in a car that for some symbolizes an area in which nothing was impossible, and the likes of which will probably never see again the,

at the out of this refugee companies this morning. so the most pleasant time of the day, it's still relatively cool. adam and safety now getting ready for another days when . ready they come from saddam when i set the on rest a few years ago. the original plan was to get to europe. this, unless you tell me and i left to dan in 2015. my conditions back home are really tough. i wanted to go to libya, but when i got there instead of i was tortured and mistreated tiny. i mean, i realized that there would be no future for me. there was no way of getting an italy or anywhere else in europe and the line of government. it was in libya that i met my friends if the dean by the end. so we decided to head back to new share. so i thought i'd try to set up a business. you're not there and um, what i need is uh, going to and i'm gonna, i'm gonna,

and we had been on the road for a long time. and obviously it had a lot of issues and that was why we opted to stay in this year. and so we put together our savings and chose to invest in rickshaws for good at the end as result . and we're now able to send money back regularly and your families in sudan looking up the shock and have them my husband. i think they actually started out with a motor bike, but they said they were able to afford to make some lights. and still they invested in the 2nd one, the, the refugee camp is both, keep them. it says away from the city of i got this that makes it very difficult for residents to get into the 2nd item and says, i didn't realize that there was a gap in the mortgage. and the business idea was the monthly, i'm like,

it's very difficult to find regular work here. there's no point to just sitting around waiting for somebody to hire you. you have to build up your own business. otherwise time just drags shot. and one in the 1st trip of the morning is to the main split the rent this is where they find most of the customers. there are always people one seem to catch a ride into the city to go shopping or job hunting. tough, the agreement a price or they get going. the progress is slow, but at least it's a good road. it takes a long time, but it's really beautiful. it reminds me of sudan and will be there soon enough the

or maybe not just he has to deal with the breakdown. the ritual is old and the sand . the conditions are a problem for the engine of elliot. everyone has to lend a hand before they can continue that to me, the, when they finally get to, i'll get the space time for a break here adam, and instead of being shipped to other ritual drivers, the conversation helps costs the time while they wait for passengers for the return journey these days they get on well with the other drivers. i had a chance to get to know 2 of them think they've been driving for 6 months just the same. i think it's good with some other not from the share of the refugees. but the good thing is they're not just sitting around complaining and waiting for someone

to help them to sit on the car. they're oswick is like us and. and as long as they're here legally and they can drive a rich country, are they going to put a fairly simple but need data struggling to integrate many of the refugees living within its fluid is according to mohammedan or up to lie from the un refugee agency . is and then the more so you always have to consider the needs of the society that takes in the refugees per lie. there are not in any opportunities here today of the novel. there are very few development projects in this region. and local people also struggle to find work onto the poor. actually, the, the, the 2 men from these, however, have gradually been accepted and are building new relationships of the get. it wasn't easy at 1st. we had to learn the language and be able to

integrate better when we're in the city. when we meet passengers and i'll get this, you know who we are now able to communicate with them and negotiate a price. so we feel very comfortable here. while we finally have a job and feel welcome in the year, shortly before dusk they drive back to the can with the last passengers of the day . business is running well in the evening, it finally starts to get cooler again. the pair of both themselves, the stereo system from the endings they have a generator to provide electricity to adam and such a dean. it's finally time to relax and enjoy the evening. the

most sign is the kind of or most so the top tires this 1st to be is to above us, but can navigate on the courses just before going into the river, said the driver disables the wheels and activates the prepared a village. a little ash gives you a little high, just like when you're sitting on a swing or run, an amusement park or i don't know. i was in the voice it drive. i can use either the brother or the steering wheel to steal my cell, the ducks, until it's time to return to drive. the most challenging moment is when you leave the water that you have coming to you 1st with lane, it's tricky to assume that you need to think ok, i'm a boat for point now on the coming across again as you've been to the on this

most cell the doctor's 3 powers 3 times a day with such a 5 passenger tickets, costs 39 euros for adults and 23 years for children. divide takes an hour and 45 minutes. spend 2 minutes of which is spent on the voice of the buff license took the company 7 years. the box which was built in the us and front is based on a truck strain. the . it was the soul of the engines position in the middle of the bus is crucial. we recently moved to the moment of yeah, but some buses, it's at the back which wouldn't work in the water. and with the most of them, you can see see we have 2 independent engines. so a combustion one. and then electrical one at the bank was it's a battery. you don't call that has the capacity of $22.00 kilowatt thousands,

which means a lot of charging for not much range that the technology is involved. and so our next model might have couple that do what the company is working on. a big brothers who am i sell the duck, which is expected to make a slash on the river in a few years time. join us again next time for more read the the the

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