Vintage Cars. Antique Cars. Art Deco Homes. Commercial Van. Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet B 1936. Explore johnei's 24648 photos on Flickr! H. Harald LOSLEVER. Classic Sports Cars. With remarkable lineage, exceptional provenance and a rich international history akin to a Hollywood romance, the sensational von Krieger Special Roadster, a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K, will be the most significant Mercedes-Benz to ever come to auction when it crosses Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach stage later this summer. By CarPro, provided by Aug 22, 2023. Jim Patterson's 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster is name Best of Show at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Photo Credit: Mercedes-Benz.. It's 408383. Catalogue. A one-off, owner-commissioned 540 K Special Roadster. Built for Rolf Horn of Berlin with rare five-speed transmission. Formerly owned by Alf Johansson and the Lyon Family Collection. Freshly restored Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance award winner. 115/180 bhp, 5,410 cc supercharged OHV inline eight-cylinder engine, five First unveiled at the 1936 Paris Motor Show, the Mercedes-Benz 540 K is perhaps the finest and certainly the most significant pre-War car to hail from Stuttgart. Spurred on by the success of their lavish flagship model 500K, Mercedes set out to improve this car in every conceivable way, producing what they envisioned to be the most desirable Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster, la joya de entreguerras. Un 29 de enero de 1886, hace ahora 150 años, un ingeniero de Mannheim, llamado Karl Benz, entregaba en el Registo Imperial de Patentes berlinés, un pedido para egistrar un «vehículo movido a gasolina». Medio siglo después, en un Salón del Automóvil de Berlín se demostraba A 1937 540K Spezial Roadster went for a whisker under $10 million, setting a world record for a Mercedes-Benz sold at auction. Mike Kunz thinks the Caracciola 500K is worth still more. 21. 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster - $11.7 million In the thirties, Mercedes-Benz built to order for wealthy enthusiasts and the Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster was the flagship model. When it was introduced in 1936, just 26 of the 540 K Special Roadsters were produced, before production was brought to a sudden halt due to the Designed by Friedrich Geiger, a German designer who gave us automotive gems like the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, Mercedes-Benz W113 “Pagoda” and Mercedes-Benz 600 limousine, the 540K Special was built in only 32 examples. Sporting a supercharged 5.4-liter inline eight that developed up to 180 hp, it wasn’t some of the fastest cars A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster was crowned Best of Show on Sunday at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The event capped off 2023 Monterey Car Week. It’s the 10th time a 7GBnTv.