Both vehicles are German-built Mercedes-Benz 540K models, which were introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 1936. The Mercedes-Benz 540K models displayed at the Gilmore Car Museum include an original 1936 Special Roadster with only 10,000 miles and a 1938 Sport Tourer that had been hidden away in a basement bunker in East Germany during the Cold
A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster is headed to an RM Sotheby’s auction next month in Phoenix, Arizona. It is being offered up from a collection known as the Open-Touring Collection, and1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K. Article Image gallery Valuation Specifications Profiles. Although over 17 feet long, the Special Roadster seats just two passengers. Equipped with a supercharger, the blower produced a 7 psi boost, adding a further 65 BHP at 3400 RPM resulting in a top speed of over 110 mph. About 400 540Ks were built, but just 26 of1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster 3k mi Manual LHD 3,536 mi · Manual · LHD · Restored-Original
This Mercedes-Benz 540K chassis number 169387 was recently sold by Kidston, for an undisclosed amount. It’s not only the unique model that was gifted to King Farouk I, but also one of 32 Cabriolet Cs, which is the rarest coachwork style built on the 540K chassis. It has supposedly kept 90% of the original metalwork and, thanks to the
With remarkable lineage, exceptional provenance and a rich international history akin to a Hollywood romance, the sensational von Krieger Special Roadster, a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K, will be the most significant Mercedes-Benz to ever come to auction when it crosses Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach stage later this summer.9N4ZS.