1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Special Roadster
Chassis 154140; Engine 154140; Body 200325; Commission 230716 115, 180 hp 5, 401 cc. supercharged overhead valve inline 8cylinder engine, 4speed manual transmission, 4wheel hydraulic drum brakes, independent front and rear suspension. Wheelbase 3290 mm The MercedesBenz 540K was the most powerful automobile of its period. Not in sheer engine power, to be sure, but in its total mastery of the road and everything on it. And of the 406 examples built during the 540Ks production life from 19361939 the most dominant were the Special Roadsters designed and executed to the highest standards in MercedesBenzs own karosserie in Sindelfingen. Only twentyfive 540K Special Roadsters were built. Only six of these were the long tail, covered spare version such as the example on offer. This spectacular Spezial Roadster was ordered new by the factory branch in Buenos Aires for S. Mastro Cia Aguirre of Buenos Aires, Argentina, owners of a prestigious clothing store, on J
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