In 1961, the Checker Motors Corporation, makers of the ubiquitous Checker cab, decided – for whatever reason – to offer a civilian version to private buyers. Called the Superba, you won’t be surprised to learn it was a complete financial flop. Checker went back to making taxi cabs, no doubt thankful they didn’t try to market a civilian hearse instead.
The two reasons why you would want to install a set of alloy wheels on your Mercedes are simple: you want to either reduce the weight of your car resulting in an increase in performance and fuel efficiency of you want to up the style quotient of your Mercedes.
