I always liked Jason Robards rumbling gravel voice that made him famous, now we know how he got it...... Possibly the oldest of MB safety features ahead of its time is the detatchable mirror, going back to bath-tub Benz pontoon cars of the 1950's if not beyond.

And has anybody seen the fixed spike-star hood ornaments of Lincolns from the 1960s, like on the car that JFK was shot in? Gotta wonder how many pedestrians got skewered getting tossed over the hood on them.

Here's another one.... the top and bottom padded edges that surround wooden dashboards and glove compartments on the amazing Finbody Benz's are precisely spaced so that a human head cannot collide with the wood.