The origins of this interesting car.
As World War II broke out toward the end of the 1930s, Mercedes-Benz produced all kinds of vehicles for the war, namely trucks. However, German dictator Adolf Hitler had a unique request; he wanted to parade around in a Mercedes-Benz.
As a result, the carmaker came up with an open-top armored off-roading truck which six wheels. According to Autoevolution, it’s called the W31 Type G4, and it unsurprisingly started as a truck. However, the custom-built machine even featured a folding front seat so the dictator could stand during parades.
As World War II broke out toward the end of the 1930s, Mercedes-Benz produced all kinds of vehicles for the war, namely trucks. However, German dictator Adolf Hitler had a unique request; he wanted to parade around in a Mercedes-Benz.
Mercedes-Benz built 57 examples of the W31 Type G4. Following the end of World War II, the allied forces destroyed most of the surviving trucks. As a result, Daimler estimates that only three of the remaining trucks are fully original. Additionally, since these have historical significance, at least one of the surviving trucks lives in a museum in California.
According to Autoevolution, the Type G4 was quite an imposing vehicle. This Mercedes-Benz is 6.2 ft high and almost 20 ft long thanks to its many wheels. Under the hood you got various engine choices. However, the most powerful option was a 5.2-liter inline-eight which produced 115 hp.
While we don’t know exactly how heavy this truck is, 115 hp means it certainly isn’t quick. That’s because the main purpose of this vehicle was to parade the dictator around and allow his supporters to see him.
With just three surviving examples of this ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz out there, they don’t come up for sale very often. In fact, one of the last times these trucks sold was back in 2009. Back then, Autoblog reported that three examples were offered as a set for $9 million.
On with the kit and you would have noticed the chrome and the amount of shine this requires....what a head bender.
First off is the wheels as they seem the easiest thing to start with and straight off ran into a small problem.
There is a gap where the two side wall part fits into the main tyre and it sits too high. Easy to fix with some sanding and spue goo.
The engine goes together like clock work except for seam lines to be removed which are on at least half the parts so far.
The other piece ( part of suspension) which isn't put together particularly well was a right pain. 9 parts and all smaller than my 2 fat thumbs could handle.The good point is they fit well....mostly. The glue points are a bit loose on the larger locating points.
PS.... A very BIG thank you to all those who put this on the bench for the next 3 months
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I'm sure you'll get it sorted Digger.
