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#1 panzani

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Posted 01 October 2014 - 16:41

Do any of you know any of the 'slightly' old vehicles below? Many thanks in advance for any help!

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#2 cpbell

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Posted 01 October 2014 - 18:42

Second photo appears top be a Mercedes 320d convertible - given that someone has found one which is purported to be Hitler's personal example, I'd imagine the film/programme-makers chose it to transport their "Hitler".



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Posted 01 October 2014 - 21:04

3rd picture centre; is it a Tatra?

It's a pity there isn't a front view of the minibus, station wagon, or whatever you care to call it


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#4 Ray Bell

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Posted 02 October 2014 - 02:00

Yes, it's only with a front view you'll pick that one...

The body would have been done by a coach or bus body builder of some kind.

I don't recall a Tatra looking like that, but it's not impossible. The other Mercedes (almost out of shot) would seem to be a 170.

#5 Tim Murray

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Posted 02 October 2014 - 05:48

It's from a 'name this film' quiz:

http://moviequiz.blo...-25-points.html

(click on any of the screenshots to get larger versions)

There are a few more shots of the 'bus', but all from the rear, unfortunately.



#6 panzani

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Posted 02 October 2014 - 10:55

3rd picture centre; is it a Tatra?

 


Could it be a Skoda?

#7 Vitesse2

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Posted 02 October 2014 - 12:40

As it appears to be a 'film about a film' set in the UFA studios, I suspect the chap in the Merc is actually meant to be Goebbels rather than Hitler. That fake mountain has all the look of a recreation of a set from a typical Goebbels musical variety production of the period - a sort of cinematic version of 'Saturday Night at the London Palladium' - while the complete absence of swastikas strongly suggests this is something made in Germany.

 

Pure guess on the bus - a Steyr. It looks similar to - but smaller than - the one in the 1979 remake of The Lady Vanishes. Which according to IMCDB is actually a 1949 model ...



#8 panzani

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Posted 02 October 2014 - 15:27

As it appears to be a 'film about a film' set in the UFA studios, I suspect the chap in the Merc is actually meant to be Goebbels rather than Hitler. That fake mountain has all the look of a recreation of a set from a typical Goebbels musical variety production of the period - a sort of cinematic version of 'Saturday Night at the London Palladium' - while the complete absence of swastikas strongly suggests this is something made in Germany.

 

Pure guess on the bus - a Steyr. It looks similar to - but smaller than - the one in the 1979 remake of The Lady Vanishes. Which according to IMCDB is actually a 1949 model ...

 


Your analysis of the movie itself is certainly spot on, Vitesse2, but at the moment I am just after the vehicles themselves. I will eventually try to find the movie as well, this weekend, and if it is on imcdb I will post here the result.

Thanks for the help, everybody!

#9 panzani

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Posted 02 October 2014 - 18:06

I've managed to find the film which led to its imcdb page: http://www.imcdb.org...e.php?id=158030

1. Praga A-150 http://www.imcdb.org...p-943-1946.html
2. Mercedes-Benz 500 Nürburg [W08] http://www.imcdb.org...g-W08-1935.html
3. Škoda Rapid 1500 OHV [Typ 922] http://www.imcdb.org...p-922-1939.html

Thanks for the help, everybody!