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1942 Mercedes 320 Cabriolet D 'found'

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Long-time forum member Ron Klages (1939 - 2007) generously shared his knowledge and the results of his impressive research with the forum, and this section has therefore been renamed in his honour.

1942 Mercedes 320 Cabriolet D 'found'

Postby Maurice Laarman on 18 Jul 2012 17:18

This might be interesting:

'Is this Hitler's Mercedes? Auto dealer's shock at discovering vintage car he bought from eBay was built for Nazi officers
'
I guess he was schocked because that increased the value a lot..

Article to be found here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... icers.html

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Re: 1942 Mercedes 320 Cabriolet D 'found'

Postby panzerplatten on 18 Jul 2012 20:46

Interesting story,
Maurice, amazing to think it survived the war and ended up in a Chicago basement for yrs. Thanks for posting .
Regards Mark.

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Re: 1942 Mercedes 320 Cabriolet D 'found'

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