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100 Things | #18

The first car in the famous “Tatort” TV series was a Mercedes

Although the demise of conventional broadcast television has been predicted for years, many German living rooms traditionally still feature a Tatort — literally translated, a crime scene — on Sunday evenings. This detective drama format has been presented by the German broadcaster ARD for more than 50 years. The episodes take place in various locations, each with their own investigators, who have their own personal automotive preferences. But the very first car to appear in Tatort was a Mercedes-Benz, a W108 to be precise.

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