Golf Asia - February 2018

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Stronger Than Time

1979 Mercedes Benz G-Class cast in amber

W

ith the world's biggest installation

of synthetic resin, Mercedes

Benz’s world premiere of the new

G-Class was in the spotlight at the North

American International Auto Show (NAIAS)

in Detroit. The gigantic amber-coloured

cube made of 44.4 tonnes of synthetic

resin adorned the entrance to Cobo Hall,

the NAIAS exhibition hall. Encased in

it is a G-Class from the first production

year, 1979. The installation symbolises

the timelessness of the off-road legend

and makes a conscious reference to the

natural phenomenon of insects preserved

in amber. Like their genetic material the

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Snapshot with a young viewer during the photo production.

With the world's largest installation made of synthetic resin.

©Hans Starck