Hitler's Mercedes-Benz heads to auction in Scottsdale

'PHOENIX — Once driven in the parades of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler's Mercedes-Benz 770K Grosser will be shown to prospective buyers in Scottsdale on Jan. 17.

Ron Egan, a co-founder of Worldwide Auctioneers, said car enthusiasts would appreciate the luxury Grosser Offener Tourenwagen no matter who sat in it.

"The car by itself, without the history that it has, is a very valuable and significant car," Egan said. "It's known as one of the best engineered cars ever built."

As one of 88 ever produced, The W150 "Super Mercedes" is as rare as it is expensive. Features like an 7.7-liter engine capable of exceeding 100 mph and armor plating made it a symbol of opulence to be used in parades.

The U.S. Army seized the car at the end of World War II in 1945, according to the auction house. It's one of five surviving Offener Tourenwagens and one of three in private hands, the company said...' read it?

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