Corny Video Tells a Brief Story of the Mercedes-Benz Armored Pullman Limousines

Here to prove it once again is the third episode in Mercedes-Benz’s “Museum Monday,” a series presented by 100 percent German Uke that focuses on the exhibits inside the Stuttgart brand’s museum.

Since the new Mercedes-Maybach S600 Guard has just received the highest level protection certificate available for a civilian car, today’s episode centers around the armored cars in the brand’s history. And since Mercedes-Benz was the preferred choice for a lot of presidents all over the world, it had to get accustomed to offering protection even from an early age.

So it all started with the Grand Mercedes 770 Pullman, a car made famous by the important men using it, even though some aren’t so fondly remembered by history - Adolf Hitler was one of them, among Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Pope Pius XI. The car had a 7,655 cc in-line eight-cylinder naturally aspirated engine good for 150 hp (at 2,800 rpm) and a supercharger that only kicked in at full throttle, bumping the overall power to 200 hp. The standard top speed was at 93 mph (or 150 km/h), but it would go slightly faster than that with the supercharger active.

The second armored car example present in the Mercedes-Benz museum is just as well-known as its predecessor, if not even more so. The Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman limousine was the car of choice for a lot of heads of states, and that was because it offered unparalleled levels of comfort, but also protection. At its core was a hydraulic system that controlled all the stuff modern cars have electric motors for now. For example, you could even control the speed with which the windows would go down, which is insanely cool, even though a bit useless.

The 600 Pullman used a 6,332 cc V8 engine with 250 hp, which gave the stately limousine a top speed of 75 mph (or 120 km/h). That means the Pullman wasn’t intended for a quick getaway, but was instead built to withstand a beating, if it came to that.

Finally, the new, modern day Pullman doesn’t appear to have made it into the museum just yet, but you can read all the important stuff about the latest bulletproof Benz in our article, but don’t forget to give the clip below a go as well. Uke is guaranteed to make you laugh with his goofiness, while the cars he talks about are indeed quite impressive. Learn something and have fun while doing it? Don't mind if I do.