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GG-121 Brixmis Opel Admiral
« on: March 08, 2010, 02:34:18 PM »
The car in question is easy. so what's the story behind this?
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Re: GG-121
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 01:10:18 AM »
Don't know the story behind it, but I have a model of this car!  I want to say by Maisto, but I'm not sure ... I know it isn't HW or MB or JL....but that size....



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Re: GG-121
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 03:58:57 PM »
It could be an Opel Kapitän or Admiral B by the Bundeswehr (=german army)
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Re: GG-121
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 04:41:24 PM »
It's an Admiral indeed, but it's not a Bundeswehr car
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Re: GG-121
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2010, 04:02:03 PM »
A US Military Liaison Mission car?

The headquarter of the USMLM was located in Potsdam/DDR (=Eastern Germany), so they used Opel Admiral from 1976 till 1979 because it was similar to Wolga M 24 (GAZ 24), which was common used by the DDR Adminsitration.

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Re: GG-121
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2010, 05:18:38 PM »
not from the US Military, either
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Re: GG-121
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2010, 04:47:29 AM »
Experts will solve this.
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Re: GG-121
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2010, 10:33:25 AM »
Is it an Opel Admiral used by BRIXMIS (The British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany)?  set up on 16 September 1946 under the Robertson-Malinin Agreement between the chiefs of staff of the British and Soviet forces in occupied Germany.
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Re: GG-121
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2010, 11:25:11 AM »
Yes it is a Brixmis Opel Admiral. Most of them were converted to 4wd by Ferguson.
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