{"id":2100,"date":"2013-02-26T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2013-03-08T11:50:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T19:50:57","slug":"feast-your-eyes-the-mercedes-benz-540-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/2013\/02\/26\/feast-your-eyes-the-mercedes-benz-540-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Feast Your Eyes: The Mercedes-Benz 540 K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The glorious Mercedes-Benz 540 K (Type W24), made from 1935 to 1940. Designer: Friedrich Geiger. A total of 419 cars were made at the Mercedes Untert\u00fcrkheim plant in Sindelfingen (near Stuttgart), which was destroyed during WW-II bombing raids. Shown below are the Autobahn Courier of 1938 (top) and the Cabriolet model. (Click to enlarge.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/522619_10151465683586670_429075959_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2091\" alt=\"Mercedes Benz 540 K Autobahn Courier\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/522619_10151465683586670_429075959_n.jpg\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/522619_10151465683586670_429075959_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/522619_10151465683586670_429075959_n-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/47056_10151465683516670_1043216931_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2090\" alt=\"Mercedes Benz 540 K Convertible\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/47056_10151465683516670_1043216931_n.jpg\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/47056_10151465683516670_1043216931_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/47056_10151465683516670_1043216931_n-400x381.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/602009_10151465683751670_604182314_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2088\" alt=\"602009_10151465683751670_604182314_n\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/602009_10151465683751670_604182314_n.jpg\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/602009_10151465683751670_604182314_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/602009_10151465683751670_604182314_n-400x242.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/581700_10151465683511670_255686708_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2092\" alt=\"Mercedes-Benz 540 K Convertible\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/581700_10151465683511670_255686708_n.jpg\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/581700_10151465683511670_255686708_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/581700_10151465683511670_255686708_n-400x326.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/480676_10151465683446670_1563304868_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2093\" alt=\"Mercedes-Benz 540 K Convertible\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/480676_10151465683446670_1563304868_n.jpg\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/480676_10151465683446670_1563304868_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/480676_10151465683446670_1563304868_n-400x358.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/387777_10151465683736670_342940502_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2089\" alt=\"Mercedes-Benz 540 K Convertible\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/387777_10151465683736670_342940502_n.jpg\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/387777_10151465683736670_342940502_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/387777_10151465683736670_342940502_n-400x262.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"apf_post_footer\">\n<h4>Related Articles:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3449\">A Space Poster With Mysterious Origins<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3445\">Coat And Hat Stands<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3442\">Cover of LIFE Magazine, 1941<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3428\">Did Rocket Pioneer Robert Goddard Ever Work On Mount Wilson?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3422\">Christmas At Hollywood And Vine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The glorious Mercedes-Benz 540 K (Type W24), made from 1935 to 1940. 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