Hitler's Gift Cars - Presents from the Führer

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Hitler gave away very expensive top range Mercedes cars as diplomatic gifts to rulers all over the world. Almost all survive today.
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  • @MarkFeltonProductions
    @MarkFeltonProductions Жыл бұрын

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  • @CAP198462

    @CAP198462

    Жыл бұрын

    Might have mentioned the Mercedes 770K in California was the basis for a scene in the comedy film “Rat Race.” In the movie it was identified as Austrian German moustache man’s car.

  • @beepboop204

    @beepboop204

    Жыл бұрын

    🙃🙃🙃🙂🙂

  • @skwalka6372

    @skwalka6372

    Жыл бұрын

    King Faruk of Egypt forbade his subjects to own red cars, I didn't know this, but it maes sense, it was rumored that a certain future king of the US planned to forbid American from owning orange cars. I wish Mark would report on this historical issue.

  • @elchapito4580

    @elchapito4580

    Жыл бұрын

    *Germany has NOT "invented the car". How about getting your facts right?*

  • @beepboop204

    @beepboop204

    Жыл бұрын

    @@elchapito4580 you also probably need to edit "Library of Congress Everyday Mysteries Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics" because they say Carl was the first to invent and patent a gasoline powered car. boy, you gonna be busy rewriting history

  • @karlfonner7589
    @karlfonner7589 Жыл бұрын

    You didn’t mention the Mercedes that Hitler gave to Stalin before the war. It’s an interesting story on how they smuggled it out of the Soviet union in the 70s. They were going to mail it out piece by piece, but just drove it across the border-with the border guard thinking that it was a very important person driving.

  • @lawrencelewis2592

    @lawrencelewis2592

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a book where there is an article about that car and getting it out of Russia. "The Survivors" by Henry Rasmussen.

  • @davidson-mielellc980

    @davidson-mielellc980

    Жыл бұрын

    It was not a gift to Stalin from Hitler, that story was a fabrication. It was hidden in Russia during the war and smuggled out, but the Stalin connection is false.

  • @lizzapaolia959

    @lizzapaolia959

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this information. We had absolutely no idea about the smuggling of that vehicle. Happy New Year. God bless 🙏

  • @karlfonner7589

    @karlfonner7589

    5 ай бұрын

    @@lawrencelewis2592 yes, that’s where I got the information

  • @Emppu_T.

    @Emppu_T.

    5 ай бұрын

    That'd make a movie by itself

  • @Simonize41
    @Simonize41 Жыл бұрын

    As a car fanatic and a person who very much enjoys WWII history, this episode was especially fascinating to me. Thank you Dr. Felton.

  • @georgemartin1436

    @georgemartin1436

    Жыл бұрын

    The first vehicle...that 500K...I couldn't breathe right there and yet they kept coming! I only want ONE, that's all.

  • @Simonize41

    @Simonize41

    Жыл бұрын

    @@georgemartin1436 Haha, agreed! The high of that 500K and the low of the one that was scrapped (I forget the model). This was a perfect episode.

  • @johnt.4947

    @johnt.4947

    Жыл бұрын

    @@georgemartin1436 My eyes went wide when I saw it!

  • @Carolinel673

    @Carolinel673

    5 ай бұрын

    Germans really do make the best cars

  • @johnmcdonald489
    @johnmcdonald489 Жыл бұрын

    When Germany accidentally bombed the north strand in Dublin in WW2, Eamon DeValera complained to Germany and Hitler sent some cars in kit form to Ireland by way of apology. They were purchased by The O’Flaherty brothers, assembled and sold. They then through these connections secured the VW and Mercedes rights for Ireland and still to this day have the sole distribution rights for MB in Ireland. They even had an assembly plant in Dublin producing VW beetles and still operate their corporate offices from that same building. Edit - I should add here that the connections were the Irish government in post war Europe who had a good relationship with Germany.

  • @tomhenry897

    @tomhenry897

    Жыл бұрын

    Ummm

  • @samprastherabbit

    @samprastherabbit

    Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating!

  • @SHAHROOKHSHROFF-uk7ub

    @SHAHROOKHSHROFF-uk7ub

    Жыл бұрын

    Goodness never goes unrewarded ... even between Germany and Ireland!

  • @williambinions4205

    @williambinions4205

    Жыл бұрын

    John did you know about the book on the o flattery group. It was an in house publication about the group that was not on general release in the book shops. I wonder is it possible to buy a copy of this book anywhere

  • @johnmcdonald489

    @johnmcdonald489

    Жыл бұрын

    @@williambinions4205 hi William, I did hear of it and I worked for them at the time however I never received a copy. Interestingly I heard that story while sitting in a Mercedes gullwing in their private museum in the centre of the factory. Amazing collection of cars.

  • @snax_4820
    @snax_4820 Жыл бұрын

    You should have gone more in dept about Franco`s car. It was used until he died in 1975 and even American Presidents had the opportunity to get a ride across Madrid on Hitlers chariot.

  • @dante666jt

    @dante666jt

    Жыл бұрын

    Wdym the old timer is slipping 😏

  • @albertmont3411

    @albertmont3411

    Жыл бұрын

    Francisco Franco was truly the 🐐

  • @goldgeologist5320

    @goldgeologist5320

    Жыл бұрын

    Now that would be very interesting!

  • @jeffsquires6620

    @jeffsquires6620

    Жыл бұрын

    This story would make a very interesting video. Thank you.

  • @TimPerfetto

    @TimPerfetto

    Жыл бұрын

    You should have eaten the hair out of Heydrichs car seat

  • @EgyptianSahara
    @EgyptianSahara Жыл бұрын

    As an Egyptian who is very much involved in vintage and classic cars within my country, I thank you Mr Felton for this nice well researched and compiled work. Adding to your story about Farouk's 540K, it is now located in the UK after having spent a number of years after being restored in a musuem in South Africa. You will also have noticed that one image you shared in the video is of a 770 armoured grosser aswell, there were a couple of other 770s but non armoured nor convertibles owned by the Egyptian royal family. It is well known that Farouk enjoyed pissing off the British occupation at the time by showing up in official meetings with his Mercedes Benz, giving hints to his friendly relationship with the Nazi leadership at the time. Thank you Mark. Keep the amazing videos coming

  • @hema4448

    @hema4448

    Жыл бұрын

    The king crashed the Merc. & he was severely injured near the city of Ismailia.

  • @FPSNecromancerBob
    @FPSNecromancerBob Жыл бұрын

    Imagine if he said "and now a word from our sponsor. Mercedes Benz" 😂

  • @pac1fic055
    @pac1fic055 Жыл бұрын

    I first misread “Hitler’s Gift Cards”. What an innovator!, I thought. 😅

  • @Sevenigma777

    @Sevenigma777

    Жыл бұрын

    No lie i did exact same thing lol

  • @MrPeterhe

    @MrPeterhe

    Жыл бұрын

    😂 Yes, I guess that would have been book tokens.

  • @vangestelwijnen

    @vangestelwijnen

    Жыл бұрын

    😅🤣 Same here!

  • @kbanghart

    @kbanghart

    Жыл бұрын

    Same 😅😅

  • @kbanghart

    @kbanghart

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol imagine a gift card from Hitler?

  • @jimaaalaa6786
    @jimaaalaa6786 Жыл бұрын

    He also gave King Ghazi I of Iraq two Mercedes cars, which are still in their original, and it was kept since the death of the King in 1939. I have seen both in Baghdad 2015. One of them is similar to the car of the Shah of Iran that you talked about

  • @theswede5402

    @theswede5402

    Жыл бұрын

    Does the government own them now?

  • @cooperwesley1536
    @cooperwesley1536 Жыл бұрын

    In a world of seemingly endless "history" based KZread channels, Mark hits it out of the park every single time. In a word... Perfection.

  • @dieterdambach9160

    @dieterdambach9160

    Жыл бұрын

    VG

  • @JohnJohn-zn8ib

    @JohnJohn-zn8ib

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s been written in books, you just have to research it.

  • @brettrobinson2901

    @brettrobinson2901

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@JohnJohn-zn8ibIf you want to keep history alive...this...is the way to do it for this non- reading internet obsessed generation...

  • @danielosdinia4258
    @danielosdinia4258 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Dr. Felton! I'm a British-Iranian and a big fan of your WW2 videos. In this video there is a mistake about Shah of Iran. The Shah who received the gifted Merc from Hitler was Reza Shah ( emperor Reza) and not the last Shah of Iran that you showed his picture in this video ( emperor Muhammad Reza). In 1934 the last Shah was a teenager crown prince but it was his father, Reza Shah, who developed a relationship with Hitler and the Nazi Germany. Reza Shah started as a soldier and advanced to end up as a Shah so like all the old soldiers he was a horse enthusiast and never showed any special interest in cars. His son ( the last Shah) of course was a car enthusiast and owned a big collection of luxury and premium brands as well. Thanks for very informative videos.

  • @cior8837
    @cior8837 Жыл бұрын

    Another great tidbit of history, thank you for these videos Dr Mark Felton!

  • @The8201
    @The8201 Жыл бұрын

    Beside the fact that you are able to pull together all this information and photos, which would probably take someone else years, I am amazed you can pronounce all the different car owner's names from various languages so well. Kudos to you Mark Felton another great video.

  • @foxygamer7176
    @foxygamer7176 Жыл бұрын

    As a norwegian, I am ashamed to hear that we scrapped that mercedes, although I can fully understand why since everyone wanted to move on from the 5 year long Nazi occupation although had it remained today, it would definetly have been bought/set on public display once news came out. Another great video Mark! 🇳🇴

  • @peterbrown6224

    @peterbrown6224

    Жыл бұрын

    The Norwegians should have neutral dropped it a few times and put it on KZread.

  • @demef758

    @demef758

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe you can get a Lada as a consolation prize.

  • @indianaslim4971

    @indianaslim4971

    Жыл бұрын

    I have to think that it wasn't advertised as for sale outside of Norway or it would have sold.

  • @MichaelBrodie68

    @MichaelBrodie68

    Жыл бұрын

    I understand it was an automatic, but difficult to drive as it couldn't be put in neutral....

  • @MrZkinandBonez

    @MrZkinandBonez

    Жыл бұрын

    My grandfather, who was in his late teens when the war ended, often talked about how annoyed he was that pretty much everything owned by Germans were scrapped after the occupation ended. I distinctly remember him complaining about how they once took hundreds of perfectly good bikes and simply scrapped them because they had been used by German soldiers. He felt that they should have simply removed any Nazi symbols and given them to children instead, but the masses were in a destructive mood so they were all destroyed. I completely understand his frustrations, but I do find it a bit amusing that he was grumbling about this more than half a century after the fact.

  • @chainweaver3361
    @chainweaver3361 Жыл бұрын

    This has to be in the top 10 most interesting stories you've done! Most excellent Dr Felton most excellent.👏

  • @Bobaklives
    @Bobaklives Жыл бұрын

    2:37 Fact Problem: that’s the son of the Shah who was given the car in 1934. It’s confusing because the older one is Reza Shah (forced to abdicate in 1941 by the British) and replaced with his son, Mohammed Reza Shah (the man in the photo). The son was the one deposed in 1979.

  • @MosoKaiser
    @MosoKaiser Жыл бұрын

    Another interesting one to add: on his surprise visit to Finland on Mannerheim's birthday in 1942, among Hitler's presents were three Steyr 1500 A Kommandeurwagens. These were afterwards used by Mannerheim on his inspection trips to the front. Nowadays only one of the three survives, painted red, as it was repurposed and used as a fire truck by the Mäntsälä fire department in the 1950s. In that role it was reportedly aptly nicknamed "the hitler of Mäntsälä." :D

  • @verttikoo2052

    @verttikoo2052

    10 ай бұрын

    This was his personal gift to Mannerheim.

  • @stevetilk4926
    @stevetilk4926 Жыл бұрын

    I saw the “American Hitler” car in Michigan in the early 1970s. It was presented at a shopping mall outside Detroit.

  • @daleko0487
    @daleko0487 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting, would never ever have known this if you didn’t make this video. Mad isn’t it ? Thanks Mark !

  • @Rockinbiker1946
    @Rockinbiker1946 Жыл бұрын

    The 3 wheel vehicle described as the first "Mercedes" was in fact the 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen. The name Mercedes, after the daughter of Emil Jellinek, was not applied until 1901.

  • @nodarkthings
    @nodarkthings Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

  • @nunofosilva
    @nunofosilva Жыл бұрын

    Portugal has a funny story about a 770. Our, at the time dictator, Salazar suffered a bomb attempt and in 1937 the Secret Police ordered, without consulting him, 2 Mercedes 770 Großer. When the cars arrived he refused to use them because he though it was a gift from Hitler.

  • @aryak5454
    @aryak5454 Жыл бұрын

    There some wrong information here. Reza Shah was not fond of cars and did not have a collection of vehicles, you are mixing it up with his son Mohammadreza who had a unique collection of cars. That 540K also has had its color changed and engine removed. The rest of the cars in Iran’s Automotive Museum aren’t just from shah’s personal collection but rather from other people’s too. I suggest you to delve deeper into this topic before settling with surface-level information found on the first page of Google.

  • @OldJamestown
    @OldJamestown Жыл бұрын

    In the spirit of one-upmanship, my grandfather gifted me a Merkur Scorpio when I graduated high school. Before you ask, yes it had historic plates on it. It gave me several hundred miles of joy and likely tetanus.

  • @marks.c4753

    @marks.c4753

    Жыл бұрын

    You must be entitled I actually bought my first vehicle from working for it a72 dodge demon you peasant.🙈🙉🙊

  • @kobbetop

    @kobbetop

    Жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @Anmeteor9663

    @Anmeteor9663

    Жыл бұрын

    My Mum gave me her Hillman Imp when I passed my driving test. Ha, beat that if you can!😂😂😂

  • @Carlton-B

    @Carlton-B

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Anmeteor9663 My dad gave me his lawn mower when my parents moved out of state. I didn't have a lawn at the time. It's the only set of wheels they ever gave me.

  • @groscolisdery1158

    @groscolisdery1158

    Жыл бұрын

    Was your grandfather named Adolf?

  • @mitchmatthews6713
    @mitchmatthews6713 Жыл бұрын

    I always look forward to a short history lesson from Sir Mark Felton!

  • @suyogadhikari3078
    @suyogadhikari3078 Жыл бұрын

    Hitler's car in Nepal is not often talked about. Thank You Mark Felton for giving us more information about it.

  • @toddewire13
    @toddewire13 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy all your all your commentaries in your episodes, hopefully at a later date you can delve more into the cars thank you very much dr. Felton

  • @hoosierpatriot2280
    @hoosierpatriot2280 Жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine the number of hours of research you do for each and every video Dr. Felton. I am impressed as always. I would like to one day shake your hand.

  • @filipohman7277

    @filipohman7277

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here!!👍👍😀 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

  • @hoosierpatriot2280

    @hoosierpatriot2280

    Жыл бұрын

    @@filipohman7277 have you seen the trailer for the new movie coming out set in Finland during ww2? Sisu I believe it's called.

  • @bernardobiritiki
    @bernardobiritiki Жыл бұрын

    Intresting Historical fact Hitler gave Portuguese dicatator Salazar one of these armored cars. In 1961 Several high ranking Communist party memebers that were imprisoned in the political prison of Caxias, made an escape using that same car , that was being repaired at the prisions mechanical facility. While escaping they were shot at by the guards but thanks to Uncle Adolfs gift they managed to get away. Something out of an action movie

  • @AtheistOrphan

    @AtheistOrphan

    Жыл бұрын

    See the comment above yours. Seems it’s a myth. (Otherwise Felton would have covered it).

  • @bernardobiritiki

    @bernardobiritiki

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AtheistOrphan The escape is well documented, Infact Ive had the pleasure of talk in person with one of the fugitives. The car also exists, its currently in a Portuguese museum, i have no reason to belive it is a myth. Salazar had very cordial Relations with Germany and Hitler

  • @Anmeteor9663

    @Anmeteor9663

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you have any links to the museum or other sources please.

  • @tomhenry897

    @tomhenry897

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably didn’t cover all

  • @larsgrotjohann6554

    @larsgrotjohann6554

    Жыл бұрын

    Não conhecia a história mas é hilariante.

  • @janelavie4115
    @janelavie4115 Жыл бұрын

    Mannerheim was not the leader of Finland, he was the commander of Finnish army. 100% different thing. The leader of the nation is seen on the video next to Mannerheim: president Ryti, in civilian outfit.

  • @juhokuusisto9339

    @juhokuusisto9339

    Жыл бұрын

    This. Mannerheim only became the president in 1945 as he won the election. One of the first peacetime elections on the later end of the WW2.

  • @janelavie4115

    @janelavie4115

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juhokuusisto9339Mannerheim became the president 1944. Chosen by the parliament, no public election it being still wartime.

  • @juhokuusisto9339

    @juhokuusisto9339

    Жыл бұрын

    @@janelavie4115 Huh? Then I'm remembering it wrong. Maybe it was the parlament elections, that were the first peacetime ww2 something something... I remember reading about some Finnish elections, that were first in the ww2 end stages, from the Korkeajännitys info pages.

  • @incog99skd11
    @incog99skd11 Жыл бұрын

    In 1973 when I was 21 years old, I had the opportunity to buy a Mercedes 550 SS Cabriolet for 50 thousand dollars. Unfortunately, as a 21 year old I didn't have that kind of money and 50k in 1973 could buy a house. It was the one that got away as it is worth a million or more dollars today. Such is life.

  • @incog99skd11

    @incog99skd11

    Жыл бұрын

    I stand corrected it was a 540K Cabriolet.

  • @hautianinsc4175

    @hautianinsc4175

    7 ай бұрын

    $50k in 1973 would have bought a very nice house.

  • @cbrad-eo6nt
    @cbrad-eo6nt Жыл бұрын

    Fingers crossed that Mark can do a follow-up episode where he and Doug Demuro review old Nazi cars together.

  • @randoliof

    @randoliof

    Жыл бұрын

    Doug is INCREDIBLY annoying, absolutely not

  • @jguillot72

    @jguillot72

    Жыл бұрын

    @@randoliof FACT

  • @alessandrorona6205

    @alessandrorona6205

    Жыл бұрын

    Yours is an underrated comment. It would go like that "TTHHHIIISSS is a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 770K limousine and I'm going to show you its quirks and features. It has among his previous owners so "interesting" people. But now the word to Mark to explain the story of the car."

  • @megapet777

    @megapet777

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alessandrorona6205 It would be even better if you replace the "limousine" part with "W150 Tourenwagen"

  • @MarvoloSalazar

    @MarvoloSalazar

    Жыл бұрын

    @@randoliof for you maybe but i wouldnt mind

  • @PSMCR69
    @PSMCR69 Жыл бұрын

    Professor Felton is a hard worker

  • @mriamilne
    @mriamilne Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant as always! Love these lessons, Dr Mark. Thank you so much.

  • @veen9667
    @veen9667 Жыл бұрын

    ''My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.''

  • @martinhills6859
    @martinhills6859 Жыл бұрын

    Your intense research and excellent presentation is always appreciated.

  • @SIKUSESI
    @SIKUSESI Жыл бұрын

    Easily one of the best channels on youtube. Many thanks Dr. Felton!!!

  • @jec1ny
    @jec1ny Жыл бұрын

    Your videos never fail to impress me with the level of research into often obscure topics that are nonetheless quite fascinating.

  • @johna1160
    @johna1160 Жыл бұрын

    Felt a sharp pang upon hearing Quisling's 770K was scrapped.

  • @kennethhoppe2259
    @kennethhoppe2259 Жыл бұрын

    As always great information. Thanks Dr Felton.

  • @screamingseal4805
    @screamingseal4805 Жыл бұрын

    Nice work as always Felton

  • @filipohman7277
    @filipohman7277 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome Work Dr.Felton!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

  • @Manco65
    @Manco65 Жыл бұрын

    The part about the gift car to Nepal had me ROFLMAO all things considered.

  • @oleriis-vestergaard6844

    @oleriis-vestergaard6844

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah and no roads , my god ?

  • @markbehr88
    @markbehr88 Жыл бұрын

    I am pretty sure the Mercedes G4 that was gifted to the Spanish Royal family was later restored by Mercedes Benz and is still owned by the Royal family to this day.

  • @mehrdadb9789
    @mehrdadb9789 Жыл бұрын

    Dear Dr. Felton the picture of the "Shah" you presented was the crown prince of the time and the mercedes was gifted to his father Reza Shah.

  • @spudskie3907
    @spudskie3907 Жыл бұрын

    I half-expected to see Jay Leno make an appearance.

  • @MrXdmp
    @MrXdmp Жыл бұрын

    thanks Dr. Felton!

  • @scottsaunders8538
    @scottsaunders8538 Жыл бұрын

    Rolls-Royce Phantom II. 4.3 litre, 30 horsepower, six cylinder engine, with Stromberg downdraft carburettor, can go from zero to 100 kilometres an hour in 12.5 seconds. And I even like the color!

  • @AtheistOrphan

    @AtheistOrphan

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice Indy reference! (One goof in that scene though, why does ‘The Republic of Hatay’ have an emperor?)

  • @adamhickey396

    @adamhickey396

    Жыл бұрын

    Aahh! Just commented this myself! 😂

  • @adamhickey396

    @adamhickey396

    Жыл бұрын

    The keys are in the ignition, your Grace.

  • @thefoxsaysmeow

    @thefoxsaysmeow

    Жыл бұрын

    "You shall have camels, horses, an armed escort, provisions, desert vehicles and tanks."

  • @natejones902
    @natejones902 Жыл бұрын

    So, the clip in Indiana Jones Last Crusade when the Sultan gets the car has some truth to it how deplomatic relations where done.

  • @JMARCO-ty2ow

    @JMARCO-ty2ow

    Жыл бұрын

    however, in the film it is Walter Donovan's Rolls-Royce, not a MB

  • @indigocheetah4172
    @indigocheetah4172 Жыл бұрын

    All of the cars are magnificent . Thank You , Dr. Felton , for your research and presentation .

  • @aaraar4055
    @aaraar4055 Жыл бұрын

    Patiala's Maybach remained in the family till well after the war and India's independence. It was eventually gifted, as you noted, by the original recepient's son and successor HH Yadavinder Singh, to a prominent official and family friend one Mathija, who sold it a few years later and eventually it left the shores of India. Fascinating story.

  • @davidpetersam54
    @davidpetersam54 Жыл бұрын

    Great job combining WW2 and classic cars!

  • @markherzog9484
    @markherzog9484 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video Mark, another on subjects of curiosity to history people, like me!

  • @stephaneaderca7948
    @stephaneaderca7948 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful documentary, but I can't believe you missed the most beautiful car of them all, the Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster presented by Hitler to King Michael of Romania. One of the most spectacular cars I have ever seen. Saw it gleaming in a Coys of Kensington showroom around a 2005, and a passer-by told me the story. Later I found out that the Spezial Roadstser had been in the Soviet Union (where a huge proportion of supercharged Mercedes of the 1930s ended up). Reduced to a wreck, the car was given a 10,000 hour restoration by Kienle Automobiltechnik. For anyone interested in these cars, the "Mercedes-Benz: The Supercharged 8-Cylinder Cars of the 1930's", by Jan Melin, is the indispensible reference. The author even had the chance to meet Hermann Ahrens, designer of the special coachwork for these astonishing cars, in the late 80s

  • @dianeduffcroop8158
    @dianeduffcroop8158 Жыл бұрын

    That cream / green 500k was stunning to say the least. Oh my God what craftsmanship!❤

  • @paulhaskins5191
    @paulhaskins5191 Жыл бұрын

    The Mercedes Benz 770K in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa was originally believed to have belonged to Hermann Goring but was subsequently determined to have one of Hitlers own cars.

  • @intercommerce

    @intercommerce

    Жыл бұрын

    It was restored in my neighborhood in Toronto, right across the street from my friend's house! (Of course, we were in high school at the time and had no idea until I read about it 10 years ago...). I know it's the same one because of the part you said about Goering! Thanks for verifying!

  • @bloodcurdling3581
    @bloodcurdling3581 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you,Mark for another amazing episode. P.s.i love your sponsors!

  • @blueblazer201
    @blueblazer201 Жыл бұрын

    Mark... your videos are always so succinct.

  • @lizzapaolia959
    @lizzapaolia9595 ай бұрын

    Excellent video, we had no idea about much of the information you provided. Happy New Year 🙏. God bless 🙏🎄

  • @paulayala4816
    @paulayala4816 Жыл бұрын

    A couple of years ago I picked up about 6 Entex plastic car models all of which were models of 40's era cars. Talking with the seller an older gentlemen he said he always liked the style of cars from that era. He went on to say that he once owned, a Horch, that was once owned by Reichsmarschall Herman Goring, he pulled down some photos to prove his ownership. I cannot remember entirely what he said but he bought it from a seller who left it parked in storage. It didn't run when he bought it but it took very little effort to get it back on the road. He very rarely drove it as it attracted a lot of attention and with it's history, notoriety. He eventually sold it to a collector.

  • @arl5162
    @arl5162 Жыл бұрын

    Ah Now I know how that old mercedes ended up in the Royalty of Nepal before getting to know it I always wondered that how did that mercedes which I saw in Museum of the Palace during my tour ended up there. Thanks for the Info Mr. Felton

  • @rodvoorhies3753
    @rodvoorhies3753 Жыл бұрын

    Another great one! Thanks Mark!

  • @amecocoa3829
    @amecocoa3829 Жыл бұрын

    I remember as a youngster, the WW2 vets of my family were very vocal about the Mercedes-Benz company, among others, were associated with nazism in their minds, therefore, never to be bought or celebrated in any way. I can see how after the war, the gifts were toxic, to those who survived.

  • @dale5495

    @dale5495

    Жыл бұрын

    My grandfather didn't like the golfer Bernard Lugger

  • @dale5495

    @dale5495

    Жыл бұрын

    Same thing

  • @amecocoa3829

    @amecocoa3829

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dale5495 Bayer aspirin name was only spoken with venom in the voice, and that continued until their death. As a child, I didn't understand, as an adult (senior) learning about the history not taught in schools, I now understand the vets anger.

  • @GoodForYou4504

    @GoodForYou4504

    Жыл бұрын

    My grandfather made guests park any German car "out back" because he didn't want it seen in his driveway. Other than that, he was a super nice guy, and to be fair, he was a ww2 vet that lost friends and family in the war.

  • @amecocoa3829

    @amecocoa3829

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GoodForYou4504 YES! I heard that one also. The men and women who served saw things they never spoke of again, suffered losses that left an eternal hole, yet they returned to civilian life and tried to make things better for the rest of us. It is up to us to bear witness, their lives and sacrifices will not be forgotten.

  • @toddpayne6195
    @toddpayne6195 Жыл бұрын

    I have to wonder if the Maharaja's death at a young age was a consequence of his friendship with Hitler?

  • @dgermaine8408
    @dgermaine8408 Жыл бұрын

    I have really enjoyed your videos for many years. I spent many years in the Philippines and spent many days exploring the bunkers and tunnels of Corrigadore, and am fascinated by the Filipinoes grabbing ordinance off the battlefields and selling them around the workflow war. In the early 80's on New year's eve, near our home in Cavite people would bring out swIM weapons and fire them off at night, making the place sound like a war zone. It would be great if you could do a video on that weapons trade. Thankyou!

  • @pallebudde4878
    @pallebudde4878 Жыл бұрын

    Mark, as allways ! you are the BEST !!!

  • @Klaatu-ij9uz
    @Klaatu-ij9uz Жыл бұрын

    Dr. Felton -- This episode sort of mirrors a scene from an "Indiana Jones" movie where a Moroccan prince is presented, as a bribe, an automobile such as these. At least it "worked" in the movie. 🤨

  • @tomhenry897

    @tomhenry897

    Жыл бұрын

    I would take a Kia

  • @noonehere1793
    @noonehere1793 Жыл бұрын

    What a great sponsor, i have never seen that, i hope i catches on! Yes the video was also your excellent quality…as usual. I never understood the concept of an armored convertible….. 👍👍😄

  • @nejqa3834
    @nejqa3834 Жыл бұрын

    You are so goooooooood! I respect and appreciate. Thank you Mark Felton.

  • @andrewpinner3181
    @andrewpinner3181 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks again Mark for a really superb channel !

  • @AGP510
    @AGP510 Жыл бұрын

    Maybe about 10 years ago they had a Mercedes’ Benz like one of these with the original light covers for night driving at Larry Anderson shop in Berkeley, it was right out of a barn and was a pristina car seeing one of these in real life really puts perspective on how giant these things are. Very cool video thanks professo

  • @stevenevert9162
    @stevenevert9162 Жыл бұрын

    It's been amazing how much knowledge I've gained since discovering Your Channel! No matter the content, I'm reminded of how poorly my History Education was presented during my formative years. Having developed the habit of looking to see if You posted a new video every day has changed my daily routine! Thank You, once again, for Your efforts to educate the rest of us. You and Your Team are a Fantastic add to my day.

  • @Fre3domAction
    @Fre3domAction Жыл бұрын

    Another great video, Thanks Mark

  • @Pembo-vn7qq
    @Pembo-vn7qq Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video as always. How do you come up with so many topics??

  • @chuckboyle8456
    @chuckboyle8456 Жыл бұрын

    Another superb video, thanks! It’s amazing how ubiquitous the mark of Mercedes is worldwide. I have instructed the executors of my estate to restore and display my broken and rusted and broken 1958 Buick sedan to its original condition for museum display! Another gift from “Dear Old Dad”!

  • @williammurphy3766

    @williammurphy3766

    Жыл бұрын

    Jim Rogers in his fascinating book "Adventure Capitalist" describes why he chose a Mercedes as the base for his purpose built round-the-world car. Anywhere he went he would probably find a Mercedes mechanic and source of spare parts. It did not matter if the country was a lawless mess with no electricity or running water. The murderous kleptocrat who was head of state probably had a stretch Merc.

  • @Alan-gv8cw
    @Alan-gv8cw Жыл бұрын

    Great vid! Also didn’t know one of Hitler’s Gift Cars is displayed not even 20min away from me :D. I have to go see it!

  • @farginbastage805
    @farginbastage805 Жыл бұрын

    "Are you crazy! This is Hitler's car!"

  • @nordicson2835
    @nordicson2835 Жыл бұрын

    This was really interesting , thank you.

  • @leonardcroft1467
    @leonardcroft1467 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You Dr. Felton Always Enjoy Your Videos ..

  • @KRAMPUS_G60_16V
    @KRAMPUS_G60_16V Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video, thank you Mark!

  • @sudhindrabukkebag7502
    @sudhindrabukkebag75027 ай бұрын

    Amazing compipation Thank you Mr Mark Felton Thank you KZread

  • @grahamfield6173
    @grahamfield6173 Жыл бұрын

    fantastic piece of work Mark

  • @rolfagten857
    @rolfagten857 Жыл бұрын

    "Rolls Royce Phantom 2 and I even like the color!" said the Sultan of Hataye in "Indiana and the last crusade" (1989). Look, they were annoying little men, but they had cars and uniforms, beautiful ones.

  • @TellySavalas-or5hf

    @TellySavalas-or5hf

    Жыл бұрын

    Great scene!

  • @JRCinKY
    @JRCinKY Жыл бұрын

    Great informative video Mark. I sure would like to see some of these cars. ANY of them

  • @dantheman5745
    @dantheman5745 Жыл бұрын

    0:37 Can't say that I'm crazy about the crumple zones in this model. To be fair, though, they totally nailed the concept of a sunroof.

  • @samiam619

    @samiam619

    Жыл бұрын

    I know you are kidding. But since it’s the very first car…not a lot to hit!

  • @bigw1552
    @bigw1552 Жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised Mussolini wasn't mentioned with a gifted car

  • @larryjohnson1966
    @larryjohnson1966 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You Mark. Being a car guy this was some great stuff.

  • @stevenleslie8557
    @stevenleslie855712 күн бұрын

    Once again, Mark Felton comes through with some great content 😊

  • @simguns8388
    @simguns8388 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks!!!

  • @ShiftJay08
    @ShiftJay08 Жыл бұрын

    When the Gurkhas have such a fierce reputation that even Hitler tried to keep them out of the war.

  • @carlosdelacova1943
    @carlosdelacova1943 Жыл бұрын

    Great report. Many thanks!

  • @klauskuurinmaa2599
    @klauskuurinmaa2599 Жыл бұрын

    A bit problematic to call Mannerheim as the leader of Finland. He was the supreme commander of our armed forces but there was the president also, Risto Ryti, who was the only president of Finland not being the supreme commander. Mannerheim became president after Ryti´s resignation and in that position he had the both offices as Finnish presidents have. Then he made the peace mentioned.

  • @martinhogg5337
    @martinhogg5337 Жыл бұрын

    Some fascinating vehicles there! The car for the Shah of Iran is particularly nice. Great video, thanks!

  • @theblackfox8920
    @theblackfox8920 Жыл бұрын

    Another awesome video, as always!

  • @olafurthorarensen7918
    @olafurthorarensen7918 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! One more astonishing story from Felton’s treasure box.

  • @k9killer221
    @k9killer221 Жыл бұрын

    I intend to buy an E-Klasse Mercedes vey soon. Maybe tomorrow. I am delighted to here that midnight blue is a favourite colour. I will have it in that.

  • @husseinalkhafagy8576
    @husseinalkhafagy8576 Жыл бұрын

    Among the other cars not explicitly mentioned was a silver 540K Streamline Roadster gifted to King Ghazi of Iraq, currently in Technik Museum Speyer

  • @jessicamilestone4026
    @jessicamilestone4026 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, as always

  • @zerokrm8980
    @zerokrm89805 ай бұрын

    Thank you Mark for mentioning Nepal. Since I am from Kathmandu < Nepal, i never had the knowledge that the Car was here in my city and the history behind it .

  • @joeinmi8671
    @joeinmi8671 Жыл бұрын

    First time viewer! More content like this please. Thank you for following the cars to their current locations!