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Its 1952 and the world is still recovering from the brutality of WWII, including Mercedes. So how did Mercedes return to prominence just a decade after the war? How did Rudolph Uhlenahut create the worlds first supercar using only parts from the Mercedes parts bin? And how did he shape Mercedes into the brand we know today? Today on Past Gas, part three of four on our history of Mercedes.

00:00 Intro
00:32 Cinematic Intro
01:45 Mercedes Pt 3: WWII and the Dawn of the Gullwing
39:40 Listener Mail

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