Mercedes-Benz Type Nürburg 500, Formerly Owned By Kaiser Wilhelm Ii

The weight of this Mercedes-Benz is almost 3,000 kilograms, which is mainly due to the armor.

The weight of this Mercedes-Benz Type Nurburg 500 is almost 3,000 kilograms, which is mainly due to the armor. As a result, the suspension and chassis also had to be reinforced. The car is also equipped with underfloor heating. But the most remarkable feature of this Mercedes-Benz Type Nurburg 500 is the "engine room telegraph" inside, which allows orders to be given to the driver without speaking to him. By pressing buttons on a small keyboard in the back, lights with commands light up on the dashboard: "Schnell – Langsam – Halt – Links – Rechts – Kehrt – Haus" (fast – slow – stop – turn left – turn right – turn around – go home). The owner of this Mercedes-Benz Type Nurburg 500 at the time is the former German emperor Wilhelm II, who fled to neutral the Netherlands during the First World War. He spent his days in exile at the estate "Huis Doorn" in Doorn and died there in 1941 from the effects of a pulmonary embolism.