Hitler's Mercedes goes up for auction ...

[dogtag]

I don't figure on bidding - might be a little too pricey for me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-auction.html

[JB White]

I reckon a person could win a lot of demo derbies with that bad boy!

[Mark in Ottawa]

One of his cars is here in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum. See https://www.tripadvisor.ca/LocationP...a_Ontario.html. My recollection is that the windows are about 1 1/2 inches thick and that in spite of the thickness, one of the windows is cracked

You can see it for a lot less than it would cost to bid on the one up for auction.

[Allen]

There were several cars designated to Hitler. The ones with the dual rear axles will be the most sought after.

[togor]

Makes me think of this clip from the movie "Rat Race". The gag starts about 2 minutes in to the video. Be patient, as it builds slowly, but the finale is worth it! (to me at least)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41imMO7XpFg

[Major Tom]

Most of Hitler's cars were beat up by U.S. soldiers who joy rode them to death. Reminds me of the first Bonnie and Clyde car I saw in Gatlinburg, TN. On the drive home stopped at another museum and lo and behold there was another one, all shot up too.

[Allen]

Most of Hitler's cars were beat up by U.S. soldiers who joy rode them to death. Reminds me of the first Bonnie and Clyde car I saw in Gatlinburg, TN. On the drive home stopped at another museum and lo and behold there was another one, all shot up too.

I went to those museums (there's 2 of them there). They also had a Batmobile from the 60's TV shows, the Oldsmobile truck from the Beverly Hillbillies and a muti-million dollar Ferrari GTO. The place's should be called "replica car museum".

Many years ago a Mall in Mobile displayed one of Hitler's original cars. It was MB similar to the one pictured and appeared to be un-restored. The paint was black or dark brown (don't remember), had brown leather interior that was worn and cracking due to age and an MP-40 laying on the back seat for display. I remember the MB emblems on the hubcaps and elsewhere were gold plated. The plaque displayed at the car stated that it had 2 transmissions linked end to end, the second acted as an overdrive for faster speeds. May be the same car that is to be auctioned?

[JB White]

One of his cars is here in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum. See https://www.tripadvisor.ca/LocationP...a_Ontario.html. My recollection is that the windows are about 1 1/2 inches thick and that in spite of the thickness, one of the windows is cracked

You can see it for a lot less than it would cost to bid on the one up for auction.

I can't recall it and can't for the life of me figure out how I might have missed seeing that. It was there because I looked to see when the museum obtained it. Took in the museum and the mint across the street.

[Mark in Ottawa]

JB White. Its time to come back for another visit. A few years ago the War Museum that was next to the mint was replaced with a much larger, purpose built facility. If you are interested in aircraft, Ottawa also houses the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (https://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/index.php) and a completely rebuilt science and tech museum (https://ingeniumcanada.org/scitech/index.php). Bring your whole family (we can use the tourist dollars) but don't come this week. We are living down to our reputation as the coldest capital city in the world.

[blackhawknj]

IIRC the Hershey Museum has a couple. I recall seeing one on a tour back in 1957 or so.

[barretcreek]

I thought the HauptNazis all Horchs?