Word: kreuzer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...postwar Germany, U.S. cars were derisively dubbed Strassen Kreuzer-street cruisers-because of their king size. Last week in Manhattan, Germany's Daimler-Benz showed off a new auto that is not just cruiser size but more like a battleship. Spanning 20½ ft. from stem to stern, The Grand Mercedes 600 is the world's longest auto. It is also one of the lowest: less than 5 ft. high, it has the low-slung lines of a dachshund. Boasting all the latest engineering innovations (disk brakes, adjustable pneumatic suspension system, fuel-injection 300-h.p. engine...