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Des
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King of Iraq - 500 K Erdmann & Rossi
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A Mercedes Benz 500K in the Auto- & Technikmuseum Speyer.
This 500K has a special body and was delivered to the king of Iraq.
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September 03, 2009, 10:46:12 AM »
This car is pictured in the Erdmann and Rossi book. The same body was also put on a 290 chassis. There are some pictures on this site floating around of it sitting in a parking garage in I believe Iraq.
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A Mercedes Benz 500K at the Essen Motorshow 2010.
This 500K has a special body made by Erdmann & Rossi and was deliverd to Ghazi bin Faisal the king of Iraq.
This car can be seen in the Auto- & Technikmuseum Speyer.
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I think these are a real treat, some large photos of this beautiful streamlined car.
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January 26, 2011, 05:55:48 AM »
This is probably a few years old but I thought I would grab the pics for us:
Seriously Cool Stash Of Saddam-Era Cars Found In Baghdad Underground Garage
http://jalopnik.com/398788/seriously-cool-stash-of-saddam+era-cars-found-in-baghdad-underground-garage
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January 26, 2011, 06:59:39 PM »
Hi Des ,
This are the pics Alsancle mentoned e few posts above.
Jan
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