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Well, it's obviously a Mercedes-Benz 220S - is that Rudi Uhlenhaut ?
OP is always very clever in his puzzles...........
The car in the background looks very American, a 1953 Ford I think.
The registration plate is not the American style but I don't think it is a true registration plate, perhaps some advertising.
The parking place striping is also typically something you see in the US, not in Germany for example.
Other than that, I haven't a clue.
Bill
The car in the background could be a Taunus.... And there's a "fintail" next to the puzzle car. Having said that, in my haste I didn't notice the "conference accreditation" attached to the mystery man's pocket.
Is "our man" in the US on business ?
Good eye, canary, I missed the fin.
I will stay with a 1953 Ford for the moment, look at the "frenched" headlamps. Also the size of the car is more in line with my suggestion.
Now, I am no good with Photoshop, and the photo is a bit unclear, but are those not also sealed beam headlamps on the Benz??
I too have been noodling the ID badge but have nothing yet. The style of dress reminds me exactly of what my dad wore in the 1950's so that may be a clue also.
Bill
Quote from: nicanary on May 28, 2013, 05:40:21 AM
Well, it's obviously a Mercedes-Benz 220S - is that Rudi Uhlenhaut ?
Not him
We're not getting very far. It's not Max Hoffman. Is this an American person ?
This man was not born in the US.
Werner von Braun, the NASA Apollo rocket designer
Sorry, I'm stealing again.
1957 Mercedes-Benz 220S, Werner von Braun outside the HQ of Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville, Alabama.
He was apparently a director of M-B in North America, and thus had numerous "company cars".
(The photo ID on his jacket was the high-tech method of the day. No retina/iris ID or fingerprint pads !)
Quote from: nicanary on May 28, 2013, 11:23:49 AM
Sorry, I'm stealing again.
1957 Mercedes-Benz 220S, Werner von Braun outside the HQ of Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville, Alabama.
Correct
For the risk of being pedantic, his name was Wernher von Braun.
Quote from: Wendax on May 28, 2013, 02:34:20 PM
For the risk of being pedantic, his name was Wernher von Braun.
That's not pedantic!
This is pedantic:
He was born "Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun"!!
Despite his gentleman looks he was another whitewashed nazi...
Quote from: Allemano on May 28, 2013, 02:56:21 PM
Despite his gentleman looks he was another whitewashed nazi...
Some things are conveniently forgotten when there's a space-race going on. Having said that, best leave politics out of this site, I reckon.
Quote from: nicanary on May 28, 2013, 03:11:27 PM
(...) Having said that, best leave politics out of this site, I reckon.
Definetely! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Wendax on May 28, 2013, 02:34:20 PM
For the risk of being pedantic, his name was Wernher von Braun.
Corrected in header.