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Croatian town celebrates love affair with Mercedes-Benz brand

(10 Jun 2024) CROATIA MERCEDES-BENZ MONUMENT SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS LENGTH: 6:10 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Imotski, Croatia - 8 June 2024 1. Wide of crowd of people, parked Mercedes cars gathered around monument still covered by a white sheet 2. Various of crowds of people, numerous parked Mercedes cars of different generations gathered for monument dedication ceremony 3. Police officer standing next to a parked Mercedes 4. Top pan of long line of parked Mercedes cars 5. Top wide shot of the crowd, parked Mercedes cars, flags of Croatia, Imotski and Germany (L-R) flying overhead, hung on a crane 6. Group of people gathered for ceremony, standing next to vintage Mercedes vans 7. People standing in a circle around the covered monument, looking at local resident Ivan Topic standing above them, next to it, with his sleeping grandchild in his arms 8. Topic unveiling the monument while holding a toddler by hand, people photographing them in foreground 9. Overhead shot of Topic next to monument watching priest bless the monument, surrounded by a crowd of spectators, some waving German and Croatian flags 10. Topic standing next to monument talking to bearded man with a pair of donkeys 11. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Ivan Topic, Imotski resident behind the idea for the monument: “When our people left, they left because they were poor, needy, because they yearned to build a better life for themselves. They dreamed of buying a bicycle or, in the best case, a motorcycle. But first a milking cow to feed their children. But lo and behold, (Western) Germany offered a decent life to every worker so they bought a Mercedes and returned home with it. It was hard to reach home back then, we had no decent roads, all our roads were unpaved, I personally remember a time when not a single road in Imotski was paved. But then, in a cloud of dust, Mercedes came to our homes with our returning fathers or grandfathers. And it is still here. They are gone, but Mercedes remained.” 12. Close of flags of Croatia, Imotski and Germany (L-R) hung on a crane, fluttering in the wind 13. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Ivan Topic, Imotski resident behind the idea for the monument: “To stay loyal to this car and to thank the car for serving us faithfully for the past 50 or 60 years and still today. To suggest to our young, to our children, to follow our example and buy cars that will serve them well. A car that serves you forever is never too expensive.” 14. Vintage Mercedes bus 15. Close of destination sign behind bus windshield (Imotski to Frankfurt with stops in Munich and Stuttgart) 16. People milling around parked vintage Mercedes vehicles 17. Close of monument, detail of front grill of the car made of stone 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Roko Rebic, sculptor, monument designer: So, the sculpture was made from individual pieces of stone, they were modelled individually and then we brought them together, drilled them with iron bars and after the glue on them was impregnated we poured concrete in so it stays compact for many years to come, hopefully.” 19. Wide top shot of crowd of people surrounding and photographing monument 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Roko Rebic, sculptor, monument designer: 21. Overhead travelling shot of a line of parked Mercedes cars; people gathered around them 22. Various of a parked 1929 Mercedes-Benz SSK 23. SOUNDBITE (Bosnian) Senad Huseini, attendee from Bosnia: 24. Zoom out overhead shot of crowd of people surrounding monument, some waving flags LEAD IN : STORYLINE : AP Video by Darko Bandic Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...