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Speaking of celebrities, I once saw the actor Chris Noth leaning against an old Mercedes on the corner of Houston and Mulberry in NYC. This was the early 90s, before Sex and the City made him a multimillionaire when he was just a strugling actor on Law and Order.
MB is probably the most used brand in movies as it always make impression, even those cars often are cheaper than other (my neighbour just bought $180,000 Nissan GT and I still think my $15k Mercedes makes better impression).
The W126 couple driven in "Road house" is icon on its own, even the car would fit under old clunker definition.
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Slideshow: A one-of-one U.S.-spec Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster became even rarer after a factory-backed transformation at McLaren's headquarters.
