Trending on Yahoo between Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian and Mortgage Modifications is Adolf Hitler.
Adolf Hitler?
And I'm like "hmmm, what did he do now..."
Seems not only was the world's most infamous douche bag still proving just that- like most have thought and confirmed- a letter was discovered begging for a loan for a new Mercedes-Benz.
One thing I hated when I sold Mercedes-Benz cars myself- or when I sell anything today is a beggar.
While in prison he wrote his Mein Kampf but before the royalties came rolling-in, just as he was planning his bids to takeover the world- he was concerned about His Struggle to finance a 1924 Benz 11/40. (Figures... the jack-off.)
As written in the Seattle Times:
"Hitler wrote to a Munich car dealer, the future dictator says he is having a hard time making up his mind about whether to purchase a newer model Benz 11/40 or the older 16/50 because he had concerns that the higher RPM's of the motor in the former might mean that it would have more mechanical problems.
"I can't get a new car every two or three years," he wrote.
He also noted that he had many court costs to pay once he was released and asked the dealer if he might arrange a discount for him, indicating that he had his eye on a particular 11/40 on the salesman's lot.
"In any case, please reserve the gray car that you have in Munich until I have clarity about my fate (probation?)," Hitler wrote."
And if its another thing I hate- is customers that assume either one thing or the other because of their own screwed-up logic.
Though I don't know if the Benz 11/40 was prone to mechanical failure because of higher RPM over the 16/50- this is just an example of what I like to call "a little bit of knowledge."
Most assholes today still have this little bit of knowledge that makes them the armchair expert in anything they spin- or swindle. Or beg for.
The 16/50 (Series 16- 50 Horses) was a 4-door 5-seater sedan; 6-cylinder, 12-valve straight (inline) gas engine; side valves (flathead, L-head), about 4-liters in displacement, 37.3 kW @ 2000 rpm, (or 50 horses) manual 4-speed transmission, rear wheel drive, 90 km/h top speed... About 55 MPH with a tailwind.
The 11/40 Hitler had his grubby little heart set on was a 4-door 5-seater sedan; 6-cylinder, 12-valve straight (inline) gas engine; side valves (flathead, L-head), about 3-liters in displacement, 29.8 kW @ 2250 rpm, (or 40 horses) manual 4-speed transmission, rear wheel drive, 80 km/h top speed... This thing barely made 50 MPH.
Either which way, neither of these cars were top Pre-War Mercedes-Benz offerings for their day- compare them to a modern-day E-Class if you will. And for the record- try finding an official photograph of either of these heaps- you can't- they just weren't important enough, let alone pretty- to take pictures of!
Maybe Hitler was just cheap? Add that to his attache of characteristics. But just thing- if it weren't for Hitler- none of these cars would be considered Pre-War. Think about it...
Actually- these first cars Hitler was going after were just called "Benz," the "Mercedes" moniker had not become paramount till a few years later.
Hitler did go on to owning (quite outright without a loan too, mind you)- a lot of Mercedes-Benz cars throughout his remaining years. Quite simply- they were his domestic car of choice- much like Elvis Presley preferred Cadillacs. It was just his preference.
Mercedes-Benz; however, was more than happy to oblige- doing anything they 
could to stay afloat during the war. They produced a lot of things for the effort- but limousines remain one of their obvious works.
Some (with a little bit of knowledge) assume Mercedes-Benz (I think it was Daimler-Benz at the time) was anti-Semitic in "offering" their cars at his disposal- when in actuality, something like over half of the Mercedes board was Jewish- the company having spent considerable efforts in hiding the fact- if anything, to save their co-workers!
Then again- Hitler was Jewish too- according to some accounts.
Just goes to show how twisted the man, the facts, and history sets out to be discovered.
No matter how it's paid for- he had good tastes in cars.
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