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Aging buyer base and a thin, softening market

Mercedes-Benz 300 Adenauer (W186/W189) · market

Several long-time collectors voice concern that demand for 1950s Mercedes rests on an aging demographic with little new blood coming in, and that the broader market is drifting toward newer cars. This is offered as an explanation both for soft sedan prices and for anxiety about future values across the segment.