The Mercedes from Kim Il-sung

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The Mercedes from Kim Il-sung. We already had a message about how the North Koreans pushed 1.000 Volvo's back. But you can do stealing in more ways:

When the South Koreans started making cars, the Great Divine Leader Kim Il-sung's response was:
"나는 또한 싶어요! " naneun ttohan sip-eoyo! That of course means: "Willikook!"

And if you want something, then you want the best. That is why a couple of top-class Western cars were purchased.

And it was simply copied.
That is how the Kaengsaeng 88 born.
In Germany they were not happy with it.

But on the North Korean highways it is now teeming with Mercedes clones. Well…. Kind of…

 

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