View Full Version : Anybody have detailed specs on this car??
ThreePointsix
05-29-2003, 10:06 PM
The Canadian War Museum has Hitlers bulletproof Benz limo. Officially it is a Grosser 770 F-cabriolet. I heard the car is also turbo charged & has solid rubber tires? Top speed was like 150mph? Any info guys? I am not neo-Nazi or find any of Hitlers views appealing in any way - except for that limo! I want to know what that thing was capable of??
Hitlers Limo(in German) (http://www.mannerheim.fi/13_erity/d_auto2.htm)
mrjones
05-29-2003, 10:48 PM
Mercedes Benz 770 F-Cabriolet von Mannerheim, der auch Grosser Mercedes Offener Tourwagen genannt wird, war eines von den teuersten und exlusivsten Fahrzeugen seiner Zeit. Der Wagen wiegt 4100 Kilogramm, hat 230 Pferdestärke, fährt 170 Kilometer pro Stunde und hat eine panzerne Kolosse. Er wurde durch Vaasa nach Finnland im Dezember 1941 importiert. Der Wagen wurde dem Empfänger am 16.12.1941 in Mikkeli übergegeben.
Mercedes Benz 770F-Convertible from Mannerheim, also called Big Mercedes Open Tourer, was one of the most expensive and exclusive vehicles of its time.
The car weighs 4100kg (:eek: :eek: :eek: ), has 230bhp, does 170km/h (106mph) and has a bulletproof body (?). It was imported by Vaasa to Finland in December 1941. The car was delivered to the addressee on 16.12.1941 in Mikkeli.
Hope that helps. All other Germans and German speakers feel free to correct me! :)
Nektopoli
05-30-2003, 12:44 AM
And looked somthing like this;
http://www.seriouswheels.com/images/a_1931_Mercedes_Grosser.jpg
NP
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