An extraordinary model with an extraordinary story to tell. In the 1960s, a US industrialist of German descent ordered two 600s from Mercedes-Benz, one with a short wheelbase and another with a long wheelbase and a Pullman body. He had both of them finished with a white exterior and a cream-coloured interior. Legend goes that he expected both cars to return to Germany someday and find a new owner together. As a result of this widespread legend, the limousines have become known as “White Swans”.