The Canadian-restored 540 K Special Roadster was ordered in May 1937 for Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan. The trend of pre-Second-World-War cars dominating the Best-of-Show podium at the
It is a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster. And it is a car with quite a story. According to a copy of the original Kommission paper, the model, one of the three remaining long-tailed A similar 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster broke into the top 10 most expensive cars sold at auction last year. That car went for $9,680,000 at RM Auctions' Monterey event—but that 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster Chassis#: 130949 Sold for USD$11,770,000 2012 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auction : 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Sport Cabriolet A by Sindelfingen Chassis#: 130945 Sold for USD$3,002,390 2012 RM Auctions at Monaco : 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Coupe by Sindelfingen Chassis#: 130944 Sold for USD
Maximal speed: 170 km/h; 540 K lang: 140 km/h, 540 K armoured - 80 km/h Tyres: 6.50-7.50x17 inches Fuel tank capacity: 110 L (540 K lang - 120 L) Fuel consumption: 29 L/100km (540 K lang - 30 L/100km) List of image and data sources: Almost all b&w images and all the data are from Werner Oswald's book "Mercedes-Benz Personenwagen 1886-1986
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This 540K Special Roadster was the Mercedes-Benz display car at the 1937 Berlin Motor Show. It was love at first sight for Jack Warner, and subsequently, Warner Brothers Studios purchased it for his personal use. After preparation at the factory for delivery to the US, the installation of a MPH speedometer, and a “Made in Germany

The ultimate Mercedes-Benz 540K was the Special Roadster. Exceptional at the time, the 540K Special Roadster has subsequently firmly established itself at the pinnacle of classic cars. The car was priced at 28,000 Reichsmark (about $12,000 in Germany at the prevailing exchange rate).
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