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1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
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Mercedes Benz 540K Special Roadster
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1935 Mercedes-Benz 540K streamline roadster by Erdmann & Rossi.
Mercedes commissioned Erdmann & Rossi to produce a special show car for the 1935 Barcelona exhibition based upon their 500K. One of the visitors was King Ghazi of Iraq, who expressed his desire to buy the car and MB built another (540K) car powered by a Straight 8-cyl 5018cc supercharged (180hp) engine with a 4/5-speed manual transmission as a special order and the car was shipped to Iraq.
Unfortunately the reign of the young king was short-lived as he died in a car accident in 1939. The car survived the Gulf war and World War II, and was found in an underground storage facility in Baghdad, but finally ending up in Jordon. In 1986 under the instructions of King Hussein of Jordon the car was shipped to Germany for restoration.
In 2002, the car was believed to be back in Jordan but by 2008, the car was back in Germany and finally on display in the Technik Museum Speyer.
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Wins Best in Show at Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
A German and an Italian car took top honors at the 2019 Amelia Island Concours this past weekend, with a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K winning Best in Show in the Concours d’Elegance category and a 1957 Ferrari 335 S winning Best in Show in the Concours de Sport category.
The Mercedes 540K is a rare Autobahn-Kurier model designed, as the name implies, for high-speed stability on non-speed regulated sections of German autobahn. As such, the car featured an innovative, streamlined body and a 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 to blow past more utilitarian transportation of the day. Built on the W29 chassis, just 761 cars were built and only 419 were made with the supercharged 5.4-liter engine between 1934 and 1939. A 1937 Mercedes 540K Special Roadster fetched $9.9 million at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Scottsdale auction.
The Ferrari 335 S started life in 1957 as a 290 MM model, but as was common in the era, it was upgraded by the factory with larger engines as they became available. The car was first upgraded to a 315 S, then its final 335 S configuration with a 4.0-liter, twin-plug, dual-overhead-cam V-12 making some 360 hp. The car competed in period at Sebring, Le Mans and the Mille Miglia and was driven by the likes of Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien, Mike Hawthorne, and Stirling Moss. A similar 1956 Ferrari 290 MM recently sold at the 2018 RM Sotheby’s Petersen Automotive Museum auction for some $22 million.
The 2019 Amelia Island Concours featured several unique classes this year, including one featuring historic funny cars and drag racers, a Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase class, and a class for race cars driven by show honoree, retired race car driver Jacky Icyx.
Automobile magazine also presented its annual All-Stars awards for 2019 at the show, including such cars as the McLaren 600 LT, Ferrari 812 Superfast, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
For more coverage on the 2019 Amelia Island weekend including auction results, keep tuned to Automobilemag.com.
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Wins Best in Show at Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
A German and an Italian car took top honors at the 2019 Amelia Island Concours this past weekend, with a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K winning Best in Show in the Concours d’Elegance category and a 1957 Ferrari 335 S winning Best in Show in the Concours de Sport category.
The Mercedes 540K is a rare Autobahn-Kurier model designed, as the name implies, for high-speed stability on non-speed regulated sections of German autobahn. As such, the car featured an innovative, streamlined body and a 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 to blow past more utilitarian transportation of the day. Built on the W29 chassis, just 761 cars were built and only 419 were made with the supercharged 5.4-liter engine between 1934 and 1939. A 1937 Mercedes 540K Special Roadster fetched $9.9 million at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Scottsdale auction.
The Ferrari 335 S started life in 1957 as a 290 MM model, but as was common in the era, it was upgraded by the factory with larger engines as they became available. The car was first upgraded to a 315 S, then its final 335 S configuration with a 4.0-liter, twin-plug, dual-overhead-cam V-12 making some 360 hp. The car competed in period at Sebring, Le Mans and the Mille Miglia and was driven by the likes of Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien, Mike Hawthorne, and Stirling Moss. A similar 1956 Ferrari 290 MM recently sold at the 2018 RM Sotheby’s Petersen Automotive Museum auction for some $22 million.
The 2019 Amelia Island Concours featured several unique classes this year, including one featuring historic funny cars and drag racers, a Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase class, and a class for race cars driven by show honoree, retired race car driver Jacky Icyx.
Automobile magazine also presented its annual All-Stars awards for 2019 at the show, including such cars as the McLaren 600 LT, Ferrari 812 Superfast, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
For more coverage on the 2019 Amelia Island weekend including auction results, keep tuned to Automobilemag.com.
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Wins Best in Show at Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
A German and an Italian car took top honors at the 2019 Amelia Island Concours this past weekend, with a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K winning Best in Show in the Concours d’Elegance category and a 1957 Ferrari 335 S winning Best in Show in the Concours de Sport category.
The Mercedes 540K is a rare Autobahn-Kurier model designed, as the name implies, for high-speed stability on non-speed regulated sections of German autobahn. As such, the car featured an innovative, streamlined body and a 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 to blow past more utilitarian transportation of the day. Built on the W29 chassis, just 761 cars were built and only 419 were made with the supercharged 5.4-liter engine between 1934 and 1939. A 1937 Mercedes 540K Special Roadster fetched $9.9 million at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Scottsdale auction.
The Ferrari 335 S started life in 1957 as a 290 MM model, but as was common in the era, it was upgraded by the factory with larger engines as they became available. The car was first upgraded to a 315 S, then its final 335 S configuration with a 4.0-liter, twin-plug, dual-overhead-cam V-12 making some 360 hp. The car competed in period at Sebring, Le Mans and the Mille Miglia and was driven by the likes of Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien, Mike Hawthorne, and Stirling Moss. A similar 1956 Ferrari 290 MM recently sold at the 2018 RM Sotheby’s Petersen Automotive Museum auction for some $22 million.
The 2019 Amelia Island Concours featured several unique classes this year, including one featuring historic funny cars and drag racers, a Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase class, and a class for race cars driven by show honoree, retired race car driver Jacky Icyx.
Automobile magazine also presented its annual All-Stars awards for 2019 at the show, including such cars as the McLaren 600 LT, Ferrari 812 Superfast, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
For more coverage on the 2019 Amelia Island weekend including auction results, keep tuned to Automobilemag.com.
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Serendipity - 05 April 2018
1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
Mercedes-Benz 540K (type W24) is a car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz from 1935 to 1940.
Introduced at the 1936 Paris Motor Show, the Friedrich Geiger designed car was a development to the 500K, itself a development of the SSK. Available as a two-seater cabriolet, four seater coupé or seven seater limousine with armoured sides and armoured glass, it was one of the largest cars of the time.
The straight-8 cylinder engine of the 500K was enlarged in displacement to 5,401 cubic centimetres (329.6 cu in), It was fed by twin pressurized updraft carburetors, developing a 115 hp (86 kW). In addition, there was an attached Roots supercharger, which could either be engaged manually for short periods, or automatically when the accelerator was pushed fully to the floor. This increased power to 180 hp (130 kW), enabling a top speed of 170 kilometres per hour (110 mph).
Power was sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed or optional five speed manual gearbox that featured synchromesh on the top three gears. Vacuum-assisted hydraulic brakes kept the car under the driver's control.
The 540K had the same chassis layout at the 500K, but was significantly lightened by replacing the girder-like frame of the 500K with oval-section tubes - an influence of the Silver Arrows racing campaign.
To meet individual wishes of customers, three chassis variants were available as for the 500K: two long versions with a 3,290 mm (130 in) wheelbase, differing in terms of powertrain and bodywork layout; and a short version with 2,980 mm (117 in). The long variant, termed the normal chassis with the radiator directly above the front axle, served as the backbone for the four-seater cabriolets, the 'B' (with four side windows) and 'C' (with two side windows), and for touring cars and sedans. The shorter chassis was for the two-seater cabriolet 'A,' set up on a chassis on which radiator, engine, cockpit and all rearward modules[clarification needed] were moved 185 mm (7.3 in) back from the front axle.
The Sindelfingen factory employed 1,500 people to create the 540K, and allowed a great deal of owner customisation, meaning only 70 chassis were ever bodied by independent builders. Owners included Jack L. Warner of Warner Brothers film studios.
With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the proposed further boring-out of the engine to 5,800 cubic centimetres (5.8 l) for a 580K was aborted, probably after only one such car was made. Chassis production ceased in 1940, with the final 2 being completed that year, and earlier chassis were still being bodied at a steady rate during 1940, with smaller numbers being completed in the 1941–1943 period. Regular replacement bodies were ordered in 1944 for a few cars.
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TOP SLOT 1939 MERCEDES BENZ 540K Special Roadster Blue TOP-7103 (BOXED) 1.32 LE http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5337506718&customid=&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=142532760375
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TOP SLOT 1939 MERCEDES BENZ 540K Special Roadster Blue TOP-7103 (BOXED) 1.32 LE http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5337506718&customid=&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=142532760375
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TOP SLOT 1939 MERCEDES BENZ 540K Special Roadster Blue TOP-7103 (BOXED) 1.32 LE http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5337506718&customid=&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=142532760375
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TOP SLOT 1939 MERCEDES BENZ 540K Special Roadster Blue TOP-7103 (BOXED) 1.32 LE http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5337506718&customid=&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=142532760375
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Трофейный немецкий Mercedes-Benz уйдет за миллионы
Sotheby's продает Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster 1939 года – и его окончательная цена может превысить $8 млн. Из 419 престижных 540-х с буковкой K в индексе и с 5,4-литровой рядной «восьмеркой» с нагнетателем под капотом, что были построены на заводе в Зиндельфингене в конце 1930-х, только 25 были оборудованы в качестве «специальных родстеров», изготовленных в соответствии с индивидуальными пожеланиями заказчика. И тот экземпляр, который уйдет с молотка на аукционе в Аризоне в третьей декаде января, как раз из их числа.
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