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Details

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Plaque Number

Member Only / 419

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VIN

Gold Member Only

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Chassis

Member Only

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Model Year

1937

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Plate

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Color

Fire Engine Red

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Interior

Cream Leather

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Original Market Specification

EU

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Transmission

Manual

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Drive

RHD

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Last known km/miles

3549 KM (27/12/2023)

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MSRP

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Status

Salvaged

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Information

Coachwork by Mayfair

Mercedes-Benz chassis records indicate that this car was shipped on October 7th, 1936 to the factory store in Paris France – an unusual destination for a RHD chassis, particularly one that would later receive an English body. Historians have speculated that the car’s origins in Paris may account for this, as it may have been ordered by a British expatriate living in Paris, and then later shipped to London for the body to be constructed. According to another source, the original commission was for an Indian Majarajah, which would also explain the RHD chassis.


Car was nearly destroyed by fire in 1960, over the next 20 years the cars was restored and had a new body built for it

https://www.prewarcar.com/rescued-from-the-fire-mercedes-540k-mayfair-roadster

Location History

Country FlagScottsdale, Arizona, United States For Sale 27/01/2024 InfoSold for $2,420,000 at the 2024 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction

Country FlagMonterey, California, United States For Sale 19/08/2023 InfoUnsold with a high bid of $2,600,000 at Mecum 2023 Monterey

Country FlagDanville, California, United States Previous Owner -- InfoDisplayed at the Blackhawk Museum

Country FlagMonterey, California, United States Event 21/08/2011 InfoDisplayed in Class I-3: 'Mercedes-Benz 380K through 770K' at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Country FlagLas Vegas, Nevada, United States Previous Owner -- InfoRalph Englestad

Country FlagRoyal Oak, Michigan, United States Previous Owner -- InfoSteve Mertz (1984)

Country FlagDetroit, Michigan, United States Previous Owner -- InfoRichard C. Mertz (1968-1984)

Country FlagToronto, Ontario, Canada Previous Owner -- InfoPaul Suckling

Country FlagQuébec, Quebec, Canada Previous Owner -- InfoPeter Hessler

Country FlagLondon, England, United Kingdom Previous Owner -- InfoEarly 1950s

Country FlagParis, Île-de-France, France Delivery New Here 07/10/1936 InfoDelivered new to the factory store in Paris

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Lyon Family Collection -- - -- Info

The Imperial Palace Auto Collection 1985 - -- Info

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