Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 11, 2024
Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado. 2628 aka the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 was passed by the 100th Congress. The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. After years of intensive Mercedes-Benz-backed lobbying, H.R.2628
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