1957 Mercedes-Benz 180 [W120.011]

1957 Mercedes-Benz 180 [W120.011] in Берегись автомобиля (Beware of the Car), Movie, 1966

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2008-01-11 22:30	180 [W120]
DynaMike ◊ 2008-01-12 00:07	The sft top open roof became available in 1957 (together with the OHC engine).
Ingo ◊ 2008-01-12 18:12	Is there a closer view to the license plate? Is it a Russian one?
chris40 ◊ 2008-01-12 18:29	It certainly isn't a contemporary Russian plate, which would be similar to that on the bike but larger. It looks for all the world like a 50s West German one to me. http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7247/854ajy7.jpg
Ingo ◊ 2008-01-12 18:39	Thanks for the link. It isn't a pre-1956 German plate. I thought so, because the combination can be similar, but the size doesn't fit and since 1957 it was invalid. The movie was made in 1966.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2008-01-12 19:24	Could it be a replica West German plate made for the film, based on outdated references? -- Last edit: 2008-01-13 17:28:18
chris40 ◊ 2008-01-12 21:37	Bearing in mind what a cock-up Western film makers can make of foreign plates, that wouldn't surprise me at all
Ingo ◊ 2008-01-13 12:05	@Gag: I think so.