GTP Cool Wall: 1930-1943 Mercedes Benz Typ 770

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1930-1943 Mercedes-Benz Typ 770


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Poll 1288: 1930-1943 Mercedes-Benz Typ 770 "Großer Mercedes" nominated by @MDDeGrande
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Body Styles: 4dr limousine, 4dr cabriolet
Engine: 7.7L I8
Power: 150 hp (NA) - 200 hp (SC) from 1930 to 1938. 155 hp (NA) - 230 hp (SC) from '38-'43. 5 examples built with 400hp (twin-supercharger)
Torque: N/A
Weight: N/A
Transmission: 3-speed manual w/ additional overdrive, 4-speed manual w/ additional overdrive
Drivetrain: FR
Country: Germany
Additional Info: 117 "Series 1" cars built from 1930 to 1938. 85 more "Series 2" cars were built between then and 1943 - The preferred car of political leaders in Nazi Germany leading up to and during WWII
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(wow, it's not black!)
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Nazi Germany was obviously horrible, but all the bad people who have driven this car are already in Hell, so no need to make the SZ-level car suffer too. Lots of large '30s cars really pull off a menacing look, but these are near the top. It's probably because thinking about these cars also makes me think about Hitler (and the bomb-slat headlights many of these had during the war made them look even scarier). I'm still voting SZ because the car is awesome, but it's probably one of the very few SZ cars that I wouldn't want to own myself.
 
I find it hard to looking at these without automatically thinking of a Hugo Boss wearing fascist sat or stood in the back giving one of those little waves. The two are intrinsically linked. Uncool.
 
It's gorgeous, but it has that (really) evil dictator aura that sorrounds it (especially in black, it's menacing).
But yes, the car on its own is beautiful and the twin supercharged ones are quite impressive, so it's a SZ
 
Like it or not, this car is a symbol of oppression and the murder of millions. Sure, the car didn't kill anyone, but it was an accessory of the Nazi regime and has a rotten aura about it. I'd rate it the lowest of any car polled so far personally.

If someone polled the Kubbelwagen, for example, that would also get a SU not because of the inherent design, but in the way it was used.
 
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