Adolf Hitler’s Mercedes-Benz will not be a part of a motor show in Essen next weekend, it was decided by the organizers of the exhibit. The move to exclude Hitler’s car which he used when he ruled Germany followed news media reports about its appearance at the exhibit. The black, 770 K model sedan had been sent to the show after it was sold to an historic car museum in Brussels by an unnamed American collector in Arizona.
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