Canada’s War Museum is considering selling off a black Mercedes limousine convertible in which Adolf Hitler regularly rode. Jack Granatstein, the museum’s director, says the car might fetch as much as $20 million if sold at auction. But he expressed reservations about letting it go automatically to the highest bidder. The car, which is more than 18 feet long, is currently displayed in the museum’s exhibit on World War II.
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