The Luftwaffe

has anyone put a WW2 black cross decal on their benz? i think it would look very nice, checkout this user's benz with the cross:

if anyone has pics of their car with the cross let me know. thanks

The Luftwaffe

with this decal for example, which they put on panzers, luftwaffe planes, etc:

kevblah

Where is that cross on that benz, I can't find it? And why would anyone want to put that on a Benz lol.

The Luftwaffe

heres another angle:


i think it looks good, especially how he also has "panzr" plates. also i have seen someone on this forum with a w203 who placed an iron cross instead of his rear benz round emblem. it just looks cool

The Luftwaffe

so...does ayone here have the iron cross decal on their benz? im thinkin of doing it but wanted to see some more pics first. this would defintly look real nice on a G500 for example since its a military vehicle in Bundeswehr

Musikmann

I like the iron cross symbol but I don't know where I would put it on the body. I'll bet you can find a large one on a license plate that you could put on the front of your car. I think that one on the black car is too small to stand out, but maybe that was that owner's intention.

I like the PANZR front plate. I checked into that and someone in my state already had that on their car (I hope it was at least a German car of some kind).

Shake

Where does it go?

The Luftwaffe

hey i found that decal on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Small...spagenameZWD1V

they have it in 3", 5" and 6".
im thinking of buying 2 3in decals and placing them on each side of my car near the front two wheels like the owner of the w126. my car is a white w203 so i think it'd look good.

which would look better the "square" balkenkreuz or the iron cross with curved edges?

sim_benz

i think its a nice touch, little inside joke, but honestly I wouldnt want it on my car just because...i mean its the german army symbol...if the ***** hadnt used it i would be all over it, and i would chuckle if i saw it on somone's car...but not for me...its a cool concept though

The Luftwaffe

aside from putting a small "deutschland" eagle on my car, what better way is there to show my pride for my country than with an iron cross. that cross represents German military strength back then and even nowadays. the wehrmacht and the bundeswehr BOTH have the iron cross.

The Luftwaffe

also, look at the guys w126 500SEL above, he has the small adler, the kreuz, and the panzer plates. now thats a nice car!

nomad

While not my personal heritage, it is for my car and yes the cross is small by intent, I didn't want it to be 'in your face', just a subtle salute to some mighty war machines
Same for the eagle on my license plate, a little nod to it's homeland
I modified the eagle a bit though to make it look a little more purposeful

The Luftwaffe

"just a subtle salute to some mighty war machines"

i cant agree more. r u German? u have very nice mods on your car, that chrome grille is perfect, the only thing ur missing on the "panzr" is armoured glass, that small kreuz looks very nice on the all black car look, id suggesting tinting it all around also to add to that black-out look,

schwarzwagen

i think a lot of WWII vets and jewish ppl would find german military symbols offensive. i would just stick to the black eagle, and skip 1933-45...

schwarzwagen

having pride for, and recalling the days of, prussia, the hohenzollerns, and imperial germany would seem logical to me, but not the **** period.

nomad

Yep I have black tints already (35%) also, I'm waiting delivery of some black W126 curtains, which should make the windows even darker

'schwarzwagen' I can understand the distaste of WWII and **** related devices
However the cross and eagle on my car are still used today both by the German military and the (democratic) government

Occasionally I have had remarks/questions refering to their (misunderstood) historical standing, I just try to explain that they should not be mistaken for being representative of Nazism

The Luftwaffe

the iron cross is from the German military, the wehrmacht had it and the bundeswehr now has it. a few of my relatives fought in the wehrmacht, i am not going to start hating my German brethren and their legacy because a couple of "subhumanns" hate what they did. the "subhumanns" are massacring pallastynyons, do u see them hating their leaders for it? NEIN, they love their ALL their war crime leaders for it. i suggest you start appreciating ALL German history, not skipping what the "subhumanns" hate of our history.

The Luftwaffe

schwarzwagen, do u care what the "subhumanns" think???????? if they tell you they hate your panzer plates, they hate your iron cross, they hate your german or austrian eagle, and they hate your language and your country.
so...now your going to relinquish all that for them, or be nationalistic???????
why don you tell the "subhumanns" that you hate that tea-cup coaster that they wear on their head? or their ugly flag? if they hate the dritte reich, tell them you hate their present day war criminals who bomb civilians in ALL their neighboring countries. those damn devil-worshippers......(thats why "they" hate the cross (kreuz) as adamantly as the devil himself.

MB-BOB

Well, the staff knew this would be a short trip for you... all of 10 posts.

Jakob Cohen

nomad, you should immediately remove those war symbols, i hate seeing such **** glorification. it is such an offensive image, even the word "panzer" conjures up thoughts of the damn *****, damn i feel so irritated now.......

420 SE

Oh please!!!!! Did you even read nomad's post at #16??

schwarzwagen

all true but the sad fact is the third reich was so out of step with how civilized nations conduct their business that any symbolism connected to that period will forever be questioned.

schwarzwagen

lol, i bet you guys were chomping at the bit a little. i know i would be! i like it when ppl hang themselves, entertaining. Didn’t think he would burst out into an anti-Semitic tirade, but why am I not surprised?

NZ_Benz

Um both those symbols pre date **** control of Germany....ok well not quite interestingly enough the German tank markings were at the start of the war a simple white cross, they added the the black lines so that it was not so obvious to the enemy who used it as a target, they changed it about 1940 from memory.

This is a photo from the invasion of Poland sept of '39 see the cross on the side of the armored car?

schwarzwagen

same for us, the white stars on the sides of shermans were a bad idea.