The haunted Mercedes fair and the ignominious end

Standing for more than half a century, this dealership has welcomed drivers entering the city Mercedes with the mysterious yellow W115 remaining as the only car.

There was also that period when Mercedes-Benz models were not aimed at the general public and agencies They looked for ways to show the superiority of German models, even when they were static.

A typical example is the representation of the German company at the entrance to the city of A Coruña in Spain, which continued to impress with its aesthetics many years after its closure, being of course the all-yellow W115 as an “auxiliary” and supportive.

The German car has stood for more than half a century on the top floor of the dealership, in a specially designed space, It is in a glass “box” protruding from the rest of the building so that it can be seen in all directions.

the building it houses The representative office of the German company was designed by architect Domingo Tapuio It was the first in the region to put its industrial-style concrete walls on public display. In addition to being a landmark of the Spanish city, it also influenced other buildings constructed there with its aesthetics.

According to reports Louzao’s Mercedes-Benz Automoviles dealership was demolished in mid-March 2007. W115 yellow He did not escape destruction in the end Despite the interest shown by many collectors who wanted to make it their own, but also the curiosity of the townspeople.

Before that, The glass box contained two more German models, the first being an open Mercedes 170 S from the late 1940s..

fact The W115 was not a complete car and as it turned out few people knew about it. It was just the body, which was made from spare parts found in the agency’s warehouse And it was missing most of the mechanical parts, including the engine and transmission. Perhaps this is why collectors who initially showed interest eventually did nothing to save the yellow Mercedes.

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