Mercedes limo, similar to one pictured, was owned by Adolf Hitler
A Mercedes limousine, reported to have been used to chauffeur Adolf Hitler, is about to be snapped up by a Russian investor for a seven figure sum.
The midnight blue coloured limo was tracked down by a German classic car dealer, Michael Fröhlich, who discovered the vehicle in northern Germany where it was owned by a collector. Mr Fröhlich has sold on a number of vehicles with connections to people of note. Previously he negotiated the sale of John Lennon’s Mercedes and Charlie Chaplin’s Bentley.
The open top limo is said to have been used to transport Hitler through the crowds of saluting Nazi supporters during the Second World War. However the man who traced the limo said he was in “two minds” about taking on the job, adding that he had lost many members of his family during the war. Fröhlich admitted that the limo “disgusts” him but despite this, experts have estimated that the vehicle is worth between €4 – €10 million.
The limousine’s log book reportedly reveals an entry which states that the vehicle was delivered to “The Führer and Reich Chancellor” in 1935. The dealer said he has also found an old photograph of Hitler onboard a limo with the same number plate as the vehicle. As well as bullet proof glass the Mercedes limo also features armoured plates and would have been a top of the range model at the time it was made.
Car dealer Michael Fröhlich, who has been in the business for 30 years, says finding Hitler’s limo was his “most unusual deal ever, by far.”
