1936 MercedesBenz 540K Special Roadster 11,770,000 sold August 19, 2012 in Pebble Beach
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 $16.4-million record for any auto sold.
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Detailing This car, Lot 123, sold for $11,770,000, including buyer's premium, at Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach Auction on August 19, 2012. Before World War II, Daimler-Benz, parent company of automaker Mercedes-Benz, was Germany's leading producer of luxury cars and heavy trucks.
1936 MercedesBenz 540K Image. Chassis number 130945. Photo 107 of 222
This car was restored in 2006. This Mercedes-Benz 540K is part of the Series 29 08, in which the first 5.4-liter motors were utilized. The coachwork is of series 820600, for which ten bodies were built and five of those were given the five-liter and the remaining five the 5.4-liter motor.
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1936 1937 1938 1939 1941 For Sale 3 Avg $2.2m Sales Count 14 Dollar Volume $30.3m Lowest Sale $533,500 Top Sale $9.9m Most Recent $775,000 Zoom: From To Loading. Showing 39 related listings for Mercedes-Benz 540K ALL LISTINGS LIST GRID Looking to sell your Mercedes-Benz 540K ? Suggested Submarkets
1936 MercedesBenz 540K at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
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Mercedes-Benz 540 K In January 1886, Carl Benz patented the Benz Motorwagen, widely regarded as the first car ever produced. Since then, Mercedes-Benz has become known for its technological and safety innovations, many of them later featured in cars produced by other manufacturers.
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The Mercedes-Benz 540K (W29) is a car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz from 1936 to 1940. Introduced at the 1936 Paris Motor Show, the Friedrich Geiger designed car was a development of the 500K, itself a development of the SSK. Available as a both a two- and four-seat cabriolet, four seater coupé or seven seater limousine (with armoured.
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Mercedes introduced the 540K to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 1936. The 540K used a lightened and strengthened version of the 500K chassis, and the 500K engine 5.0-liter inline 8-cylinder engine had been bored out to 5.4-liters.
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1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A RM Sotheby's - Monterey 2022 Monterey, 20 August Lot sold USD 0 Estimate USD 1 875 000 - 1 875 000 RM Sotheby's See all lots Year of manufacture 1936 Car type Other Lot number 113 Reference number MO22_p0006 Condition Used Location Exterior colour Black Description
1936 MercedesBenz 540K at the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance
The straight-eight 5401cc 540K, the ultimate production version of the supercharged "Kompressor" line that had begun with the 380K of 1932, was an exclusive model for an exclusive and powerful clientele. Developed by the new chief engineer of Mercedes-Benz, former racing driver Max Sailer, the 540K succeeded the outwardly similar 500K in.
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1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K von Krieger Special Roadster : 'The Price of Perfection'. Life is full of tragedy and comedy and 'all the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players' (Shakespeare 2.7). Rarely can the fullness of life, with all of the emotions and intricacies, become captured in an inanimate, unfeeling object.
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In conclusion, Mercedes-Benz 540K's historical significance is a testament to its enduring legacy and influence on the automotive industry. Its cultural significance is a reminder of the timeless elegance that can only be achieved through exceptional craftsmanship and design.
1936 MercedesBenz 540K Special Roadster Replica Stock 441 for sale near Torrance, CA CA
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, and.
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1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K W 29 specifications, technical data, performance 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K W 29 540, W 29 Mercedes-Benz 540K Image courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 540 K is an automobile that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body styled by Friedrich Geiger with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
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A 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet C has recently sold with a premium history. The car belonged to Farouk the First, King of Egypt. The Mercedes-Benz 540K was the ultimate pre-War Mercedes road car, the Kidston website notes, following the recent sale for an undisclosed amount. Luxurious, extravagant, expensive, it was everything a state.
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The 540 K's story really starts in 1932 with the 3.8-liter Mercedes-Benz 380, which already had the look and the supercharger. However, it was handicapped by all-up weight of 5,000 lbs and a meager 120 hp. This was addressed at the 1933 Berlin Motor Show when the 500 K (Kompressor means supercharger in German, hence the "K") was launched.