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Mercedes-Benz TV: "Going the Extra Mile" with Adrianne Ho

Mercedes-Benz unveils the fifth installment of its Style Profiles series. The latest episode features a taxi driver, depicted by Kash, who is accompanied by the gorgeous Adrianne Ho, model and founder of fitness-lifestyle brand Sweat The Style. The video celebrates the launch of Adrianne’s new clothing line and spoofs the rise of taxi-related applications, as Kash “goes the extra mile” to help Adrianne complete her tasks for the day.

Mr Porter X Belstaff: On the Road Cali

In line with the last short film in the series with Greg Buntain of Fort Standard, Belstaff and Mr.Porter take us on a trip with Mercedes-Benz restoration specialist Mr J G Francis, across the Californian desert in one of his favorite models to date, the 1973 250C Coupé. Inspired by a car-crazy neighbour he had as a kid, Mr Francis turned his lifelong obsession into a career with the opening of Mercedes Motoring, specializing in restoring low-mileage diesel models produced between 1968 and 1985 back to their original condition.

The Future of the Past: The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center

In the past ten years, “vintage” has come to mean authentic, historic and valuable for everything from watches to Levi’s trucker jackets. This explosion in popularity is arguably a reaction to our digital, disposable age. There was a time when a man saved up, bought a jacket and kept it ’til he passed away, at which point it was handed down, as opposed to the $12 one-season garb people flock towards these days; that work ethic that built log cabins and skyscrapers has now been exchanged for building websites and social followings. We long to connect with something that our iPhones, Twitter stats or Buzzfeed lists can’t fulfill. This rediscovered appreciation for beautiful, meaningful objects from our past is exactly why the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, CA exists…that, and to bring back to life those cars which cause us to lust from the deepest parts of our soft, chewy automotive centers.

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