Interesting. Years ago 1980, I read that Mercedes-Benz had a small assembly line in Mexico, (late 1950s). Mostly sedans were assembled from parts shipped from Germany. Most interesting some rare collector models 190SLs, some 300 cabs etc. and one 300SL roadster were actually assembled there. Being young and adventurous back then, a friend and myself headed to Mexico City in quest of the lost and forgotten treasure. After two weeks of poking searching around we actually found the man who had all the parts left over from the original Mercedes-Benz assembly line in the attic of his warehouse. I remember first viewing all the shinny new chrome parts in the dimly lit warehouse. Bundles of new 300SL rocker chrome, new 300 cabrolet chrome landau hinges, sets of new ponton cab. trim still in natural brass, crates and shelves full of new extinct parts. We made a deal and shipped back five large crates of rare parts with us on the airplane.
