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Wheeling and dealing: The Lord may not buy you a Mercedes Benz but you can rent yourself one from Executive Choice Auto Rentals
Wheeling and dealing: The Lord may not buy you a Mercedes Benz but you can rent yourself one from Executive Choice Auto Rentals

Wheeling and dealing: The Lord may not buy you a Mercedes Benz but you can rent yourself one from Executive Choice Auto Rentals

Date7/4/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134210F
Classy wheels: Executive Choice Auto Rental owner Benny Spatafora, flanked by Sue Gatto and Claudia Gatto, will offer you a Mercedes for $114
Classy wheels: Executive Choice Auto Rental owner Benny Spatafora, flanked by Sue Gatto and Claudia Gatto, will offer you a Mercedes for $114
6/16/1983
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
12/9/1987
New chairman of the Automobile Importers of Canada is Rainer Lange-Mechlen, of Mercedes-Benz of Canada Ltd
New chairman of the Automobile Importers of Canada is Rainer Lange-Mechlen, of Mercedes-Benz of Canada Ltd
3/4/1977
Dunn's done it - won a Mercedes-Benz, Burlington salesman William Dunn, 40, beams as he displays the $70,000 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL coupe he won with a (...)
Dunn's done it - won a Mercedes-Benz, Burlington salesman William Dunn, 40, beams as he displays the $70,000 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL coupe he won with a (...)
4/21/1986
Leading protest: In a drive to prove unfair pricing in Canada, Janis Mierins, retired Ottawa Mercedes dealer, went all the way to his native Latvia to buy a Lada
Leading protest: In a drive to prove unfair pricing in Canada, Janis Mierins, retired Ottawa Mercedes dealer, went all the way to his native Latvia to buy a Lada
1/13/1982
Wheeling and dealing, Eli Melnick, owner of Start Auto Electric Ltd
Wheeling and dealing, Eli Melnick, owner of Start Auto Electric Ltd
6/1/1992
Bargain rates: Samuel Bresler's Budget Car Rentals may lead the business in Toronto but he is worried about stiff competition which he claims is squeezing profits.
Bargain rates: Samuel Bresler's Budget Car Rentals may lead the business in Toronto but he is worried about stiff competition which he claims is squeezing profits.
7/8/1981
Brushing up: Todd Burke of Bramalea uses a toothbrush to get the dust of a Mercedes Benz hood ornament at Coachworks car wash in Mississauga
Brushing up: Todd Burke of Bramalea uses a toothbrush to get the dust of a Mercedes Benz hood ornament at Coachworks car wash in Mississauga
3/15/1988
Mystery car: The Mercedes-Benz station wagon belonging to Caroline Case was found early yesterday, overturned in a ditch by Highway 10 and Number 10 sideroad, with its windshield smashed
Mystery car: The Mercedes-Benz station wagon belonging to Caroline Case was found early yesterday, overturned in a ditch by Highway 10 and Number 10 sideroad, with its windshield smashed
10/3/1991
Marilyn Lastman says her $45,000 white and gold Excalibur, a reproduction of the 1933 Mercedes-Benz SSK, makes people happy.
Marilyn Lastman says her $45,000 white and gold Excalibur, a reproduction of the 1933 Mercedes-Benz SSK, makes people happy.
8/4/1977
Palmer days for the Reichmarshal saw him sporting around in this Mercedes- Benz
Palmer days for the Reichmarshal saw him sporting around in this Mercedes- Benz
11/30/1945
Don't be stumped: This machine can be rented from First Choice Rentals to remove stumps
Don't be stumped: This machine can be rented from First Choice Rentals to remove stumps
5/23/1989