| inbluevt | Date: Wednesday, 2013/08/28, 11:38 AM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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A classic Mercedes-Benz dating back to the 1930s is currently being restored in North Carolina. Its owners claim it once belonged to the infamous Nazi official Hermann Göring, but the auto company is being cautious.
The Mercedes-Benz 540K cabriolet is an absolute rarity, with fewer than 200 manufactured before 1939. Now, one of the huge, eight-cylinder convertibles has turned up in the US state of North Carolina. "The car
is worth several million dollars," says David Rathbun, one of its current owners. The steep price is not only due to its rare status, though. It also allegedly has a unique historical background -- the owners believe that during World War II, the convertible belonged to Hermann Göring, one of the leading members of the Nazi party.
According to Rathbun, further US military documents reveal the story of the car's journey across the Atlantic. It seems the vehicle was confiscated by the US Army near Hitler's residence in the Bavarian Alps just days before the war ended. US Army Colonel John A. Heintges subsequently used it as his own private vehicle. Photos taken at the time indicate that Heintges promptly gave the car a new paint job -- its hood and doors were adorned with the star-shaped symbol associated with
the 7th Infantry.
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