Mercedes-Benz Unknown

Mercedes-Benz Unknown in The Carpetbaggers, Movie, 1964

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
vilero ◊ 2011-08-26 13:03	I don't know if the car in main picture and the showed in the 4 thumbs above is the same than this showed on next 3 thumbnails. It's used as same car but the Mercedes is white and this one looks light blue. (?) -- Last edit: 2011-08-26 19:00:06
nzcarnerd ◊ 2011-08-26 23:53	I think this is another car that has appeared in many movies. From memory it has has been restyled at some time. What it looks like is a circa 1929 SSK, but it may not be one at all. -- Last edit: 2011-08-26 23:54:12
Motorace ◊ 2015-12-25 07:07	I just watched The Carpetbaggers movie, and from the moment this car appeared on the screen, I kept thinking it just looks wrong... For one thing, the Mercedes SSK (which it resembles) always had the doors cut down where the driver's elbow could hang out more comfortably, whereas this car has doors that go straight across. Also, what's with all the louvers in the bodywork behind the firewall? There are also some raised ridges along the tops of the fenders that I cannot find in photos of other SSKs. The right-hand drive doesn't rule it out, though it seemed strange to see it on an American car, but Mercedes certainly made LHD SSK's. I suppose someone could have custom-bodied an SSK to look like this one, but I doubt it...
Gamer ◊ 2023-11-21 18:12	I was going to call it a fake due to the "modern" Mercedes logo and louvers, but then I found this: Link to "mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com"