Nazi leader Adolf Hitler once wrote to a luxury car dealership owner, to owe a Mercedes Benz limousine.
Adolf promised to pay royalties when his book, 'Mein Kampf', liquid.
The letter was written the German dictator in 1924 from behind the prison in Landsberg Fortress, as reported by The Telegraph. He was thrown into jail for leading an attempted coup attempt in Munich, or known by the events of Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler wrote in prison, this is the blueprint of 'Mein Kampf. "
However, when he wrote to the owner of the Mercedes, Jakob Ferlin, he only had a little money.
Heart of Hitler attracted to the 11/40 model is gray with white tires. At that time, the price of this car to reach 18 thousand Reichsmarks (German currency from 1924 to 1948).
"But the hardest thing for me at this time, payment for my hard work (royalty-book) can not be liquid until the middle of December,"wrote Hitler in September 1924 to Ferlin.
"So, I want to make loans or advances."
The letter also mentioned Hilter attention on the Mercedes engine that she liked it.
"There's one thing about this car that makes me cautious. I can not afford to buy a car every 2-3 years, I also could not pay the cost of repairs."
Hitler was released in December 1924, the month in which he will receive a royalty advance sales of Mein Kampf. However, no information on whether the dealership Mercedes Benz Hitler's desire to grant it or not.
Mail a copy of which was originally recorded this prison authorities found in the auction market. This letter was declared authentic by the Bavarian State Archive in Munich. While the original letter has been sent to Ferlin, and lost.
That document, along with 500 other documents, will be auctioned off early next month in the town of Fuerth, Germany. The owners of these objects is a taxi driver who wanted his name remains a secret.
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