Very rare, an order by Mercedes-Benz with Auer to build a Two Door Two Seater body (pwerhaps with occasional seats?) Performance was massive, with the supercharged Type W150 cars easily capable of exceeding 100 mph (approximately 106 mph according to period road tests), a significant benchmark of the pre- and post-WW II years. W 04 | Motorsport. O 407 | The car’s documentation was also reviewed, and the appraiser recognized this by stating, “…the documentation on this car is unequivocal and establishes it incontrovertibly as a car delivered to a Nazi leader.”. CL (C 140) | $25.99. G-Klasse (W 460/W 461) | It is best known from its use by high-ranking Nazi German politicians and other Axis officials before and during World War II, including Adolf Hitler, Paul von Hindenburg, Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, Ion Antonescu, Benito Mussolini and Hirohito, many of which were captured in archival footage. Lizenz für Texte auf dieser Seite: CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported. E-Klasse (Baureihe 212) | C 111 | However, he could not secure financing to complete the transaction and subsequently sold his option to a mobile-home manufacturer, Don Tidwell. […] Uns ist kaum ein Fahrzeug bekannt, das ein so gefahrloses Fahren mit schweren Karosserien bei der atemberaubenden Geschwindigkeit von 120 km/h zuließe [... und] spielend das D-Zug-Tempo einzuhalten befähigt ist.". The engine had the same basic architecture as that of the W07, but had been tuned to produce 155 bhp (116 kW) at 3000 rpm without supercharging and 230 bhp (172 kW) at 3200 rpm with. 190 c. W 110 B I. [19], The Spanish Royal Guard has a 770 in the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, which was used by Francisco Franco. W 07 | EXT-92 | We empower classic and exotic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts with insights for the collector car industry - including market values, price comparisons, listing alerts and more. Der "Große Mercedes" verfügt vorne über eine Starrachse aus einem Doppel-T-Profil und hinten über eine Starrachse in Banjoform. W 138 | 1,52; III. But it is also as a memorial to the fighting prowess of American soldiers that we take pride in displaying this showpiece of a fallen dictator. Studie A | O 302 | Der zwischen 1930 und 1938 gebaute "Große Mercedes" bleibt hochexklusiv, in verschiedenen Ausführungen entstehen lediglich 117 Exemplare. I put quite a few kilometres on it myself. O 402 | Sechs Wochen Praktikum sind viel zu wenig! Stückzahl / total number: Fahrgestellnummer /chassis number: 1954: 166 Stück / pieces: 198 040-45 00001 bis / to 198 040-45 00166: 1955: 856 Stück / pieces: There is a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 770 Großer at the Museu do Caramulo in Portugal. It’s believed Palmer plans to display the Mercedes-Benz and other recently acquired classic cars in a new museum located in Queensland. Dafür entscheiden sich allerdings nur 13 der 117 Kunden. The following list gives an overview for the specific years with the respective chassis numbers. The bulletproof glass was removed and kept with the car to facilitate removal and re-plating of the chrome window moldings. Shipped to the U.S. in late 1945, it toured the country as part of a continued effort to raise war bonds, displayed and noted as Hermann Göring's personal car. Eventually it made its way to the United States, via a third owner understood to have acquired the 770K in 1946, who later donated the vehicle to his local branch of the Veterans of Foreign Wars which used the car in parades, carrying dignitaries and Gold Star Mothers who had lost sons on active duty. Weiter heißt es: "Er ist der Wagen mit der besonderen Note, geschaffen für die verwöhntesten Ansprüche, für den Kreis führender Männer aller Länder, die stets die Forderung nach höchster Leistung und größtem Komfort erheben.". W 142 | Doch unabhängig von ihren Passagieren boten diese äußerst repräsentativen Fahrzeuge damals außergewöhnliche Fahrleistungen und einem überragenden Fahrkomfort. The regal 770K did eventually make its way to the United States, via third owner A.H. Vander Elst, Jr. of Merksem, located near the busy shipping port and trading city of Antwerp in Belgium. Im Mercedes-Museum in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim sind gleich zwei 770 „Große Mercedes“ zu bewundern. It was featured in the 1951 motion picture The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as Hitler's parade car. W04 | 1931 Mercedes-Benz 770 Cabriolet D (W 07) Coachwork by Sindelfingen 85205/R.B07/4 – sold for €2,311,500 Reputedly costing 47,500. Am 6. W 157 | U 411 | O 520 (Cito) | Kempka rose to the rank of Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) and would continue in Hitler’s service to April 1945. W 114 und W 115 | The high bidder was an Alabama developer and campaign manager for George Wallace's campaign in the 1964 U.S. presidential election. L 301 (W 136) | Reputedly costing 47,500 RM when new, the Cabriolet D offered here is one of only 18 produced and comes with a copy of the its original factory order form. . Taxi fare, distance and time, cheap cab, private minibus or taxi rides to your hotel in Malpils. Mit Preisen von anfangs 29.500 Reichsmark[2] nur für das Fahrgestell konnten sich nur wenige reiche Privatleute den Wagen leisten. Das Karosseriedesign ändert sich während der 1930er-Jahre hin zu immer flüssigeren Formen. Performance was massive, with the supercharged Type W150 cars easily capable of exceeding 100 mph, a significant benchmark of the pre- and post-WW II years. CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM Inc. CLASSIC.COM is an independently owned and operated business and is not affiliated with Artcurial, Barrett-Jackson Auction Company LLC, Bonhams, Bring a Trailer, Car And Classic Ltd., Cars & Bids, Clasiq Auctions, Classic Car Auctions Limited (CCA), Collecting Cars, Gooding & Company Inc, Greensboro Auto Auction Inc, Guys With Rides, Hemmings, Henderson Auctions, Historics Auctioneers, Mecum Auction Inc, Motorious, Okotoks Collector Car Auction, PCARMARKET Inc, Porsche Digital Inc, Rad For Sale, Racing Edge Projects Ltd, Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, RM Auctions Inc, RM Sotheby’s, Silverstone Auctions Limited, The Collector Car Network, or Worldwide Auctioneers. As expected, the newest 770K for Hitler was superlative in all possible respects and at Kempka’s insistence, would provide maximum protection for his notorious patron and his chosen passengers, notwithstanding the limitations imposed by the Open Tourer body style with its folding soft top. O 321 | Die Kraftübertragung erfolgt über ein Dreiganggetriebe, das durch ein nahezu geräuschloses Maybach-Schnellganggetriebe ergänzt wird. [10], The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa has on display one of seven cars used by Hitler. All bodies were produced by the renowned craftsmen at Mercedes-Benz’s Sindelfingen Werks to predictably impeccable hand-built standards. Die Karosserien des "Großen Mercedes" werden im Sonderwagenbau im Werk Sindelfingen hergestellt. You've successfully signed in. W 153 |, seit 1945: Medio | CLR | employ various developments derived from the construction of racing cars. GLS (X 166) | Die Handhabung der Vierradbremsen erfolgt mechanisch und wird durch eine Bosch-Dewandre-Servo-Bremse unterstützt. W 152 | Great deals on Mercedes 770k. 2,73; II. Dieser M 07 leistet 110 kW (150 PS), wenn der Roots-Kompressor beim vollständigen Durchdrücken des Gaspedals zugeschaltet wird, sind es 147 kW (200 PS). GLS (X 167) | W05 Hybrid | Mercedes-Benz W 07 war die interne Bezeichnung der Daimler-Benz AG für den Mercedes-Benz Typ 770 „Großer Mercedes“. Some believe it should be preserved for its beauty or historical significance. Auf das Jahr 1930 bezogen entspricht dies inflationsbereinigt in heutiger Währung rund 113.000 Euro. Our hope is that it will be used in a setting such as a public museum or collection where it can be shown and used to continually educate generations to come.”. Two other 770s were brought to Norway during the war, one for Josef Terboven and the other for Vidkun Quisling. [7] The new chassis was made with oval section tubes and was suspended from coil springs all around, with independent suspension at front and a de Dion axle at the rear. Do you have a Mercedes-Benz 770 for sale? U 2010 | W 108 | W 25 | Travego, Historische Mercedes-Benz-Busse / O-Busse: AA Vision | [9] Marshal Antonescu's car, for instance, was bulletproof. Famous owners of the Mercedes-Benz 770 have included the following people, but most of them are part of the Axis powers during World War II. O 305 GTD | 200 D. W 110 D II. Als Staatskarosse diente der Typ 770 unter anderem Reichspräsident von Hindenburg, dem japanischen Kaiser Hirohito, Papst Pius XI., Pius XII. W 112 | C-Klasse (Baureihe 205) | A total of five were made. Sell it with CLASSIC.COM Suggested Submarkets Mercedes-Benz All Models 978 For sale Mercedes-Benz 28/95 hp 1914 to 1924 0 For sale Mercedes-Benz 15/70/100 PS 1924 to 1929 0 For sale SLS AMG (Baureihe 197) | Its 7.7-liter supercharged engine featured a higher compression ratio, which led to a total output of 230 hp. EQT (W 420) | W 147 | Documentation confirms that post war, the car was captured by American forces and placed under the control and use of the U.S. Army Military Police stationed in Le Havre, France. Suchbegriff eingeben. CLK GTR (W 297) | SL (R 129) | W 28 | On May 4, 1941, the last known and documented parade for this 770K ended at the Old Reichstag, where Hitler celebrated the German conquest of Yugoslavia and Greece – comparatively easy military victories that would be among Hitler’s last. L 300 (W 15) | W 22 | Mercedes-Benz Welt: Pullman-Limousine mit Sonderschutztechnik (1935) des japanischen Tennō Hirohito, Caramulo-Museum: Limousine (1937) Geschenk Hitlers an den portugiesischen Präsidenten Salazar, Aktuelle Pkw-Modelle mit Verbrennungsmotor: The ‘Grand Mercedes’ – model 770 – was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1930. Technologically, the massive automobile that was employed in many parades of the time, was absolutely state-of-the-art. Extremely expensive, obsessively engineered, robustly constructed and hand-crafted, the 770, whether in W107 or W150 form, was purpose-built to carry the most opulent and impressive custom-coachbuilt bodies ever devised and obviously intended for captains of industry and heads of state. [1] These high-priced cars were mainly used by governments as state vehicles. A new book gives an inside look into the Mercedes masquerading as Hitler's personal car - when in reality the dictator's true limo sat in a Canadian museum c. GL (X 164) | Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at eBay.com. No car does for that matter. Der noch längere W 150 mit dem gleichen Motor und 13 cm mehr Radstand wurde 1938 vorgestellt. 220/220 S (W 180) | CLK (Baureihe 209) | Sprinter Transfer | W 14 | Zum einen das 1932 als Sonderanfertigung hergestellte Cabriolet F von Kaiser Wilhelm II., der in jenen Jahren im niederländischen Exil lebt. Zunächst wird die insgesamt 42-mal produzierte Pullman-Limousine mit sechs bis sieben Plätzen angeboten. Als Staatskarosse diente der Typ 770 unter anderem Reichspräsident von Hindenburg, dem japanischen Kaiser Hirohito, Papst Pius XI., Pius XII. Opinions about anyone owning such an infamous classic car are varied. The fenders were made of light metal to reduce weight; for reasons of tyre durability, the manufacturer recommended a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). CL (C 216) | Actros | Success! Repainted in US Army green with a star applied either side, it then served as the ranking officer's staff car during the post-war occupation period of Germany. [1] Als Nachfolger des Mercedes 630 mit 6,3-Liter-Sechszylindermotor war der 5,6 Meter lange „Typ 770“ mit 7,7-Liter-Achtzylindermotor ab 1930 im Mercedes-Pkw-Programm. W 125 | Vom Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W198) werden in den Jahren 1954 bis 1963 insgesamt 3.258 Einheiten produziert. 1930 Mercedes-Benz 770K Four-Door Cabriolet by Voll & Ruhrbeck. The next owners were Earl and Tom Blakely, who acquired the 770K in September 1978 and registered the car in Georgia. The example offered at the 2018 Worldwide Scottsdale auction is one of the last of the eight “pre-series” examples of the W150-generation 770K models, one of five surviving Offener Tourenwagens and one of three in private hands. Four standard models of the “Super Mercedes” were catalogued by the factory, including the spacious Pullman Limousine with three-row seating, the elegant yet sporting four-door Cabriolet D, the more formal Cabriolet F, and the stunning Offener Tourenwagen (Open Tourer). As is well-known, the disastrous German invasion of the USSR and the opening of a two-front war, compounded by British General Montgomery’s success against Rommel at El Alamein and the Americans’ Operation Torch landings in North Africa soon turned the tide against Germany. Abgelöst wird er von der Baureihe W 150 mit der identischen Modellbezeichnung 770 "Großer Mercedes", die allerdings noch seltener bleibt. Remaining with VFW, the Mercedes-Benz eventually fell into disuse and was placed into local garage storage until 1976, when it was rediscovered. Those are 4.3 inches and 8.2 inches better than the G550 and G63's 9.5 inches of clearance and 27.6-inch water fording depth, though falls short of the old G500's 17.24 inches of clearance and 39. . 300 (W 189) | Since 1984, Mannerheim's car has been privately owned. Filter. Dazu eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit mit aktiviertem Kompressor etwa 160 km/h, Gewicht des Fahrgestells: 1.950 Kilogramm, Gewicht komplettes Fahrzeug: 2.700 Kilogramm, Radstand: 3.750 Millimeter, Gesamtlänge: 5.600 Millimeter. Der original-Artikel ist hier abrufbar. Es ist zu jedem der drei Vorwärtsgänge zuschaltbar. The big Benz appealed to all manner of potentate: This particular car, chassis 83807, was built for King Faisal I of Iraq in 1931; a 1932 Mercedes-Benz 770 (W07) "Grosser" cabriolet was . Integro | To protect the passengers from assassination attempts the car had a mine-proof armor clad floor. The 770K was shipped to Mr. Austin’s home town of Greenville, North Carolina, and circa 1949, he donated the vehicle to his local branch (VFW 1990) of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which used the car for a number of years in parades, carrying dignitaries and Gold Star Mothers who had lost sons on active duty. [citation needed], A 770k once owned by King Abdullah I of Jordan is on display in the Royal Automobile Museum there. Technologically, the massive automobile that was employed in many parades of the time, was absolutely state-of-the-art. 1961 - 1965. Toyota GR Prius Concept zeigt sich mit Aero-Upgrades, Skoda Kodiaq (2024): Teaser zeigt die Rohkarosserie, Ford Fiesta (1976-2023): Ein Rückblick zum Abschied, Chevrolet Camaro (2023): Collector’s Edition zum Abschied, Hyundai Pony Rendering: So könnte der N Vision 74 in Serie gehen, Münchner DTM-Rennstall baut 911 Turbo mit 860 PS und Mega-Aero. W 110 D I. After Adolf Hitler took his life like a coward in his bunker rather than face the full consequences of his actions, the 1939 Mercedes-Benz 770 Grosser Offener Tourenwagen was reportedly sold to a tobacco farmer in the United States, Tom Austin. C11 | Particularly in the case of the Type W150 cars, the market was global in scope for anyone possessing the required financial means, and factory brochures were produced in both German and English. S-Klasse (Baureihe 126) | *It should be noted that 10% of the sale price of the car will be donated and used to educate how and why the Holocaust happened and how to effectively prevent such atrocities in the future. W 06 | This part of the car’s history is confirmed by two letters on file dated October 17, 1977 and November 4, 1978, written by former American G.I. Hinzu kommen Aufbauten einiger privater Karossiers wie beispielsweise Erdmann & Rossi. [2], The W07 version of the 770 was powered by an inline eight-cylinder engine of 7,665 cc (467.7 cu in) capacity with an overhead camshaft and aluminium pistons. A 1939 770K Cabriolet B has made at least one appearance at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California. Die Außenfarbe Marineblau ist des Kaisers eine Referenz an die deutsche Seeflotte. 113,920 Miles. 303 305), reveals this Offener Tourenwagen was delivered to Berlin on July 29, 1939. All that armoring no doubt made the car slower, however considering the well-documented paranoia of the Fuhrer, he likely didn’t care. The W07 platform 770 was produced from 1930 through to 1938 to a total of 117 cars while the wartime W150 carried the production into 1943 and added 88 additional units. U 407 | Bloomberg: Vintage Pickup Trucks Are The Next Hot Segment, High-Speed Pursuit Reaches 163 MPH: Man in Custody After Stolen Charger Chase, The First 2023 Corvette Z06 in Australia Visits Its Wheel Makers at Carbon Revolution, One-Off Jaguar E-Type 4x4 Monster: A Unique Fusion on a Range Rover Chassis, Cooper Classics Collection Is Selling A Pristine Original 41K-Mile 1968 Porsche 912, A Nightmare at Sea: £100,000 BMW Washed Away in Cornwall, Pro Golfer Triumphs with Custom Charles Schwab Ford Bronco. O 405 GN | Sell your car with a. Und man wagt sich nach dem durch die Nazis missbrauchten Typ 770 wieder an eine gigantische Limousine. X-Klasse (Baureihe 470), Historische vollelektrische Pkw-Modelle: S-Klasse Coupé und Cabrio (Baureihe 217) | W07 Hybrid | Formerly part of the famed Imperial Palace Auto Collections, this meticulously documented automobile was ordered by, built for and used by Adolf Hitler, tyrannical Chancellor of Nazi Germany and Führer of the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945.Ultimately seized by the U.S. Army in 1945, Worldwide calls it a definitive surviving symbol of Allied triumph over evil. Underneath, the W150 chassis was thoroughly modern, with oval tubular frame members for exceptional strength, rigidity, and resistance to torsional (twisting) forces. O 405 GTD | 300 (W 186) | CLK (Baureihe 208) | LK | Intouro | W 08 | 117 W07-series cars were built until 1938. Only a small number of 770s were built at the Mercedes-Benz-Werk in Untertürkheim. E-Klasse (Baureihe 210) | Altra | GLC Coupé (C 254) | W03 | The Mercedes-Benz 770 K on exhibit in the Technik Museum Sinsheim was delivered to the Reichskanzlei in 1938 to serve for representation purposes. Conecto | C-Klasse (Baureihe 206) | Fast & Free shipping on many items! Atron | W 136 | E-Klasse Coupé und Cabrio (Baureihe 238) | While the VFW membership had believed the car to have been used by notorious German SS commander Henrich Himmler, Munson and Ogden reached out to the factory and were startled to learn that 189744 was in fact one of the four original “Fuhrer-cars,” as originally nicknamed at the factory. EQE SUV (X 294) | Heavy U.S. daylight bombing attacks caused heavy damage to key German industrial facilities, including all Daimler-Benz facilities, which suffered heavy destruction as prime and regular Allied targets. 220 SE (W 128) | Pre-booking transfers from Riga Airport to Malpils Latvia. Mercedes-Benz W 07 war die interne Bezeichnung der Daimler-Benz AG für den Mercedes-Benz Typ 770 „Großer Mercedes". Harburger | [16], In the Norwegian Mercedes-Benz Club's magazine of June 2010 is an article on a 770 Offener Tourenwagen (W150). It was shown at several destinations around the country and eventually displayed at the Chicago Historical Antique Automobile Museum Inc. in Highland Park, Illinois. [14] This broke the previous record price for an antique car, which had been $90,000 for Greta Garbo's Duesenberg in autumn 1972. 1,52; III. In total, 88 W150 Grosser Mercedes 770s were built until 1943. Diese Zahl wurde mit der, Mercedes-Benz Typ „Großer Mercedes“ (W 07), 1930 bis 1938, Aktuelle Pkw-Modelle mit Verbrennungsmotor, je ein Einlass- und Auslassventil, hängend, Kraftstofftank: Anordnung / Fassungsvermögen, U-Profil-Preßstahl-Niederrahmen mit Kreuzverstrebung, mechanisch, mit Bosch-Dewandre-Saugluftunterstützung; auf Vorder- und Hinterräder wirkend, Dreigang-Schaltgetriebe mit zusätzlichem Schnellgang (, Schalthebel Wagenmitte; Schnellgang halbautomatisch (Saugluft), I. W 130 | Die Endmontage und die Übergabe an die Kunden erfolgt in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. W 144 | GLA (X 156) | Nach zweijähriger Entwicklungsarbeit beschließt der Vorstand in einer Direktionssitzung am 6. No crap, we promise. W 21 | At the time of the sale of this and the other motorcars in that collection, this transaction marked the single most valuable private transaction in the classic-car world — a valuation that continues to stand today and is a testament to the historical importance of this 770K. Cool supercar stuff only. Der noch längere W 150 mit dem gleichen Motor und 13 cm mehr Radstand wurde 1938 vorgestellt. In 1980, museum researcher Ludwig Kosha – born in Germany – began detailed research on the car, with assistance from Mercedes-Benz, the West German embassy to Canada and the West German foreign service. . *** Stückzahl in 450 SLC 5.0 enthalten. Veröffentlichungsdatum. The touring car is one of five surviving Offener Tourenwagens used by. The 770 is heavily associated with the Third Reich and Nazi Germany as it was used by the leadership of Germany prior to, and during World War 2. Start. Powered by a mammoth 7.7-litre inline eight-cylinder engine, extremely expensive, obsessively engineered, robustly constructed and hand-crafted, it was purpose-built to carry the most opulent and impressive custom-coachbuilt bodies ever devised and intended for captains of industry and heads of state. B-Klasse (W 247) | In spite of the enormous weight caused by the massive armoring this enabled the car to reach a maximum speed of 140 km/h, no less. S-Klasse (Baureihe 222) | The First Series was built on the W07 platform, and was built between 1930 and 1938. Next, complete checkout for full access to Motorious. W 10 | On October 6, 1939, it made its public debut as part of a large motorcade, with several other high-profile appearances between then and May 4, 1941, its last known documented parade. Und das kurz nach dem Ausbruch der Weltwirtschaftskrise. T 2 | und Adolf Hitler. S-Klasse (Baureihe 223) | Filter. C9 | März 1930, den W 07 forciert zur Serienreife zu bringen und die Nürburgring-Erprobung bis Ende Mai des Jahres abzuschließen. The last cars were bodied and delivered in March 1944. [2] Dimensions would vary with coachwork, but the chassis had a wheelbase of 3,750 mm (147.6 in) and a front track equal to the rear track of 1,500 mm (59.1 in).[1]. Vision SLA | Powered by a mammoth 7.7-litre inline eight-cylinder engine with overhead-valve architecture, the 770 was built in two distinct series – the W107 of 1930-1938, and the ultimate Type W150 from 1938 to 1943. It is however so much more than a car – it is an artifact that continues to stand and serve as a singular piece of irreplaceable living history and as a reminder that the evil which is a part of its history must never be permitted to recur. Vision CLS | Direkt daneben steht die Pullman-Limousine des japanischen Kaisers Hirohito, die 1935 als eines der ersten Automobile überhaupt in beschusssicherer Sonderschutzausführung ausgeliefert wird. Axor | W 29 | Unsurprisingly, the windows . Mercedes-Benz W 07 war die interne Bezeichnung der Daimler-Benz AG für den Mercedes-Benz Typ 770 „Großer Mercedes".