ID this guy's whip

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/09/2014 at 18:26 • Filed to: None

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 18:33

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Clearly a hat and not a whip. Looks like a whip a bit, but really isn't.

//total whiteness

Has some GAZ-like traits, but more like the later GAZ (so not). Not a Krupp, not a Blitz, Benz L doesn't have the right fenders...

Leadbull > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 18:39

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Found a forum thread.

Seems like the consensus is that it's a modified Mercedes

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Leadbull 01/09/2014 at 18:47

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That's kind of what I'd been thinking. Predecessor to the Benz L-series, all of which have hoods too high. Here's an L1500 command car:

Brian, The Life of > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 18:49

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Early photo. Early-mid 1920s ... maybe after being release from prison? Hard to call the car without seeing the grill so I'll just guess "Opel."

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 18:51

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Here's a '33 Benz G3a command car - if not it, closely related.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Brian, The Life of 01/09/2014 at 18:59

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I'd thought Opel as well, but further looking left me quite convinced it's a Benz. That, and Leadbull's forum link. The 20's Benz trucks I have found pictures of use that style of stamped fender, and there's too much similarity to the 1930-ish Benz G3 series truck to ignore. The Opel lines run completely around the styling seen here, flirting briefly with a car look before becoming the Blitz we all know so well.

Raphael Orlove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/09/2014 at 19:01

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this certainly looks like it

The Prince of Peugeot > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 19:03

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Better view

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Raphael Orlove 01/09/2014 at 19:11

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The G3a's immediate predecessor would probably have been built out of a Benz 8/38 (produced '26-'28) or the commercial version the L 3/4. The one in the pic may be older still, but is certainly related.

Dunnik > Leadbull 01/09/2014 at 19:12

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He did have a thing for Mercs .

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 19:18

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In the wrong size category, probably, but Magirus was close:

DartzIRL > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 20:14

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That's one of the worst Charlie Chaplin lookalikes I've ever seen....

And it looks more like a light truck than a car.

OttoMaddox > The Prince of Peugeot 01/09/2014 at 20:21

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I believe he owned or had use of a Mercedes 28/95 in the 1920s. This one looks like it has some kind of cover over the radiator hiding the V-shape.

There are huge variations in body styles and fender shapes over the years as many of these were coachbuilt.

smokeycretin9 > ttyymmnn 01/09/2014 at 21:05

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Why is Charlie Chaplan standing next to such a weird car?