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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

The Truth About Cars

Of all the European-market new cars that flooded into the United States during the wild gray-market years of the early and middle 1980s , the Mercedes-Benz W126 S-Class appears to have been the most popular. 2628 aka the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 was passed by the 100th Congress. This car has one.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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