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Rolls Royce used by Eisenhower in WW2 found with incredible letter inside
The Mirror ^ | Aug 18 | Andy Lines

Posted on 08/19/2025 3:28:12 AM PDT by RandFan

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1 posted on 08/19/2025 3:28:12 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

What’s so incredible about the letter?


2 posted on 08/19/2025 3:31:39 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: RandFan

When autos were pieces of art.


3 posted on 08/19/2025 3:32:49 AM PDT by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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To: RandFan

I thought it might have been a letter from Dwight to Kay confirming all, but then rejecting her in favor of the life he had built with Mamie.


4 posted on 08/19/2025 3:38:09 AM PDT by Jemian (It is great to be an Auburn Tiger! War Eagle!)
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To: RandFan
I’ve kept a spreadsheet on what I’ve spent and it comes to £12,000."

That's about $16,000, which is really nothing when it comes to classic cars. I wonder how much he paid for it?

I can't imagine what it would sell for now at a Barrett-Jackson auction. But with its history, it's priceless.

5 posted on 08/19/2025 3:41:05 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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(What’s so incredible about the letter?)

Written in invisible ink, it says:

“I have information that will lead to the arrest and
successful prosecution of Hillary Rodham Clinton.”

And Hillary wasn’t born until 1947, so... pretty incredible...

And Hillary didn’t marry Bill until 1975, so...


6 posted on 08/19/2025 3:46:39 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

The height of incredibilicity!


7 posted on 08/19/2025 4:04:38 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: nuconvert

Not sure if “incredible” is the right word. But he’s an excerpt about the letter:

“the letter had been written by a businessman called William Zimdin. It was a request that he and the vehicle be allowed to enter Switzerland but the borders had been closed. Zimdin was a brave man who had been based in Monte Carlo. He branded a ‘dangerous fool’ and was on Hitler’s ‘most wanted’ list as he’d refused to help with the war effort to produce more weapons.”


8 posted on 08/19/2025 4:06:07 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: nuconvert
What’s so incredible about the letter?

It was written in cursive.

9 posted on 08/19/2025 4:07:28 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: one guy in new jersey

😃😄🤣🤣🤣


10 posted on 08/19/2025 4:15:12 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: RandFan

Ike a legend? I’m not sure about that.


11 posted on 08/19/2025 4:22:17 AM PDT by abb
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I was at a church luncheon about 15 yrs ago and the guest speaker was Eisenhower’s secretary!!!! She is the one who typed the declaration of war - her life story was jaw-dropping.


12 posted on 08/19/2025 4:22:23 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: GreenHornet

😂


13 posted on 08/19/2025 4:27:47 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: RandFan

Can you imagine what would have been in Churchills Rolls? Cigar bands and whiskey bottles.


14 posted on 08/19/2025 4:29:48 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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“ Written in invisible ink, it says:

“I have information that will lead to the arrest and
successful prosecution of Hillary Rodham Clinton.””

That letter and the person who wrote was being protected at a Russian nuclear reactor.
Then something happened.


15 posted on 08/19/2025 4:33:36 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (“I don’t really care, Margaret.”)
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LOL! 😆 KIDS TODAYwouldnt be able to read it then


16 posted on 08/19/2025 4:36:19 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Hot Tabasco

It’s as historical as George Washington’s axe. The head has been replaced and so has the handle, but George Washington owned it originally.


17 posted on 08/19/2025 4:39:50 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Pornography feeds abortion. Abortion is Satan's ultimate effort to hurt God. )
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To: HereInTheHeartland; dfwgator

That reminded me of “The Command”

Kursk submarine

https://youtu.be/XbUEmr8LPgI?si=RLL1MbmhAxul5dyp

I’ll have to watch this movie some time


18 posted on 08/19/2025 4:47:39 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
"I was at a church luncheon about 15 yrs ago and the guest speaker was Eisenhower’s secretary!!!! She is the one who typed the declaration of war - her life story was jaw-dropping."

Was she FDR's secretary as well?

19 posted on 08/19/2025 4:50:46 AM PDT by freebilly
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sometime


20 posted on 08/19/2025 4:54:08 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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