http://www.dfwelitetoymuseum.com Rare Antique Toy Cars and Collectibles Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.dfwelitetoymuseum.com/special-rare-toys/tippco/eva-braun-mercedes/comment-page-1/#comment-88208 Devrea S. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:35:08 +0000 http://dfwelitetoymuseum.com/?page_id=388#comment-88208 All I know is that I read a biography about Eva Braun by Nerin Gun, which I believe was for many years the only researched biography about the woman and one which I found at my public library in the 1970s. Anyway, in it, he states that Eva received from her mad-monster of a lover not only one of the first Volkswagons, but that he also put at her "disposal" a Mercedes, a 3.2 cabriolet (I know nothing about cars, so maybe that is more impressive than it sounds to me.) According to the author, the vehicle was a gift to HItler from the managing director of the Daimler-Benz company, so it's not like the jerk actually went out and spent money for his girlfriend on a luxury vehicle. He just was being pandered to by a local businessman and so he tossed one of his toys in her direction. He probably had more than his fill, picking up countries, and killing people, not collecing cars, was his thing. I don't know if this woman with more than questionable taste in men actually drove the car, but according to the book a chauffeur in SS uniform did the driving for her, and she was seen doing her shopping out in this mercedes with the intimidating driver behind the wheel. - Devrea All I know is that I read a biography about Eva Braun by Nerin Gun, which I believe was for many years the only researched biography about the woman and one which I found at my public library in the 1970s.
Anyway, in it, he states that Eva received from her mad-monster of a lover not only one of the first Volkswagons, but that he also put at her “disposal” a Mercedes, a 3.2 cabriolet (I know nothing about cars, so maybe that is more impressive than it sounds to me.) According to the author, the vehicle was a gift to HItler from the managing director of the Daimler-Benz company, so it’s not like the jerk actually went out and spent money for his girlfriend on a luxury vehicle. He just was being pandered to by a local businessman and so he tossed one of his toys in her direction. He probably had more than his fill, picking up countries, and killing people, not collecing cars, was his thing.
I don’t know if this woman with more than questionable taste in men actually drove the car, but according to the book a chauffeur in SS uniform did the driving for her, and she was seen doing her shopping out in this mercedes with the intimidating driver behind the wheel. – Devrea

]]> http://www.dfwelitetoymuseum.com/special-rare-toys/tippco/eva-braun-mercedes/comment-page-1/#comment-8761 Javier Negrin Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:38:11 +0000 http://dfwelitetoymuseum.com/?page_id=388#comment-8761 From the stories I hear the real one is in Havana, Cuba in the Swiss Embassy. From the stories I hear the real one is in Havana, Cuba in the Swiss Embassy.

]]> http://www.dfwelitetoymuseum.com/special-rare-toys/tippco/eva-braun-mercedes/comment-page-1/#comment-4298 giovanni rinaldi Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:48:11 +0000 http://dfwelitetoymuseum.com/?page_id=388#comment-4298 hallo sorry for my English the toy exist only whit this colours? I see one in red and cream,is also Eva Braun wagen? thanks giovanni hallo
sorry for my English the toy exist only whit this colours?
I see one in red and cream,is also Eva Braun wagen?
thanks
giovanni

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