Mercedes Benz 540k Special Roadster
Although over 17 feet long the Special Roadster seats just two passengers.
Mercedes benz 540k special roadster. Exceptional at the time the 540 K Spezial Roadster has subsequently firmly established itself at the pinnacle of classic cars. 1935 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial-Roadster America had the Duesenberg Model J France had the Talbot-Lago Teardrop and Germany had the 540K Spezial-Roadster. Mercedes-benz 500k spezial roadster pearl burried for more than 30 years.
The taillights are not only equipped with a Bosch logo but also chrome-plated stars. The ultimate Mercedes-Benz 540 K was the Spezial Roadster. The car was priced at 28000 Reichsmark about 12000 in Germany at the prevailing exchange rate.
This 1936 540K chassis with Sindelfinger Karosserie coachwork appeared first on the Mercedes-Benz display stand at the Berlin Motor Show in February 1937. Priced at 28000 Reichsmark about US12000 in Germany at the prevailing exchange rate. It is expected to sell for between 12 and 18 million.
About 400 540Ks were built but just 26 of those. The 540K Special Roadster presented here one of the ultra-desirable high-door long-tail variants is a masterpiece of automotive design and the finest Mercedes-Benz of the Classic Era. This 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster by Nawrocki goes to auction on Saturday July 18 2015.
154080 is in the upper echelon of all Mercedes-Benz roadsters ever built. The Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster is an automotive legend right down to the smallest detail. Exceptional at the time the 540K Special Roadster has subsequently firmly established itself at the pinnacle of classic cars.
The car directly above is a replica and was the focus of a 2015 New Atlas feature article entitled Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster. Also known as the Special Roadster only 26 of these striking models were made with the best engineering and highest craftsmanship available to Mercedes-Benz. A rare 1937 Mercedes 540K Special Roadsterone of six on the planetthat was locked away in a Connecticut veterinarians garage for more than 40 years fetched a.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the 540K in 1936. A Rare 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster by Sindelfingen will be offered at auction in Monterey California in August. While the factory Special Roadsters stand out on their own this one-off Mayfair-bodied 540K known by Chassis No.
RM Auctions is now expecting to become the most expensive Mercedes Benz ever sold at. 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. The beautifully restored Mercedes-Benz 500K you see here is actually a Mercedes-Benz 500K540K it was sent back to the factory to have the updated 540K specification engine installed in 1936 the only 500K to have undergone this treatment and was returned to the owner with the larger capacity 54 litre supercharged straight-8 installed.
1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster Vehicle Profile. Also known as the W29 the 540K was one of the companys most prestigious models. The ultimate Mercedes-Benz 540K was the Special Roadster.
If only one car could epitomize Mercedes-Benz luxury this. Ordered by Josephine von Krieger as a graduation present for her son Henning the Special Roadster represents a dramatic expression of wealth and power. With precision engineering and a plush cabin to coddle the most demanding driver this Special Roadster is equally at home spiriting through the Alps or being.
The five-litre eight-cylinder engine delivers 118 kW 160 PS including compressor power. My father told me a while ago a short story about a Mercedes-Benz that was found behind a b utchers shop in the UK. The Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster.
Originally sold for 12000 when new only 406 pieces were built between 1936 and 1939. As the successor to the famed 500K the 540K surpassed the previous model in power and prestigeA series of grand tourers 540Ks were offered in a variety of open top and hard top variants. Known as the Von Krieger Special Roadster after the German baroness who owned it this Mercedes is expected to bring at least 10 million and could break the 164-million record for any auto sold.
It sounded like an interesting story so I wanted to find out more details about this car and its story.
