Russian Billionaire buys Hitler's Benz

[Jimbeaux]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576352,00.html...

[ezi]

Why have an armored car with no roof?

[Jimbeaux]

ezi said:

Why have an armored car with no roof?

Ramming!?

[CypherP]

anonymous said:

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+1. Exactly what I thought as soon as I read the title.

[ezi]

anonymous said:

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Why?

Just because Hitler was a bit of a rascal doesn't change the fact that it's still a massive part of history, which can be used to educate future generations.

[Curry Burns]

ezi said:

anonymous said:

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Why?

Just because Hitler was a bit of a rascal doesn't change the fact that it's still a massive part of history, which can be used to educate future generations.

Yes....remember when building an armoured car, remember the roof.

[Steamer]

anonymous said:

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Whats the problem? The car didnt kill millions of people. I've got a few Hugo Boss shirts... doesnt mean I'm in the SS.

[Lastinclass]

Wasn't Mussolini's car sold recently too??

History is History good or bad. In this case it's provenance and therefore value in an investment.

[G_T]

It's not the poor Mercs fault it's owner was a wker.

I dare say you'd need to remove those little flags if you intend on driving it around town though. Especially in Russia.

I'd have it and drive it.

[Eric Mc]

That's it - smash and destroy anything to do with a hateful regime - ensuring that people eventually forget it and it happens all over again.

Should I trawl through my model aircraft collection smashing up my Messerschmitts and Junkers?

Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 24th November 14:33

[Eric Mc]

ezi said:

Why have an armored car with no roof?

Why have an armoured car with no "u"?

[LuS1fer]

Idiot! For that money, he could have had a BMW 335d, an MX5 and a toy for the wekend (cue a hundred Pistonheads adverts).

[WorAl]

I would love that, what a superb bit of history.

[Hugo a Gogo]

so that Froelich fella does actually sell some cars? I thought it was just some sort of tax dodge, he's always got a showroom full of assorted weird stuff

[G_T]

anonymous said:

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What the hell ? It's a piece of technology ffs. A fantastic one that will never be built again.

You want to destroy it because of it's affiliation with an ahole?

I wonder do you harbour the same resentment for the "Ford" brand of cars? Afterall Henry Ford was bloody good chums with the "fuhrer".

Edited by G_T on Tuesday 24th November 14:30

[oliverjthomas]

Maybe it's a fronted purchase and Nick Griffin taking the cash for car option

[CampDavid]

We should noly remember the good parts of history. Erase it from existance and then we can forget all about it.

[Jimbeaux]

I wonder if this fellow had history in mind when purchasing this or is just a tacky new-money Russian who wants to drive Hitler's car in a tracksuit?

[oliverjthomas]

Yes, but does that also mean none of us should do the 'Ring because he, (allegedly), had a hand in its creation?

[crofty1984]

Eric Mc said:

That's it - smash and destroy anything to do with a hateful regime - ensuring that people eventually forget it and it happens all over again.

Should I trawl through my model aircraft collection smashing up my Messerschmitts and Junkers?

Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 24th November 14:33

And spitfires and radar. They were develped to help fight said regime.