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Plaque Number
Member Only / 419
VIN
Gold Member Only
Chassis
Member Only
Model Year
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Plate
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Color
Black
Interior
Red Leather
Original Market Specification
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Transmission
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Drive
LHD
Last known km/miles
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MSRP
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Status
Restored
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Information
Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier
2021 Pebble Beach Best of Show
2008 Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este
Originally ordered by Professor Ingacio Barraquer, who drove the car from Libya to Alexandria
The car remained with Barraquer's family until it was sold to Bruce McCaw in 2004When Jean Bugatti first laid eyes on the Autobahn-Kurier he went back home and designed the famed Type 57 Aérolithe as a rivalThe amount of Autobahn-Kuriers remains up to debate, historians believe there are two, this one the 540K and a 500K with a 540k engine that is believed to be 1934 Berlin Motor Show prototype with some modifications. Despite this factory claims three were made but there is no hard evidence to back this up.
Location History
Petaluma, California, United StatesCollection
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