Sold for USD$11,880. 2007 Toronto International Spring Classic Car Auction. 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Cabriolet. Chassis#: 130913. Sold for USD$1,028,500. 2007 Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona. 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Sindelfigen. Sold for USD$836,000. 2006 Monterey Sports & Classic Car Auction.
Called "the most exciting pre-war Mercedes-Benz I've ever known" by David Gooding, the auction company's founder, the unique 540K Special Roadster was originally built for the royal Prussian A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster, presented by Jim Patterson of the Patterson Collection in Louisville, Kentucky, took Best of Show honors from a field that included the Auriga Collection’s 1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Special Roadster, a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto Figoni Cabriolet shown care of Gregor Fisken, and a 1939 Delahaye 165 Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet owned by the PeterThe final price of just under a million bucks, within very close range of the low estimate, still falls well below the all-time record for a 540 K—$11,770,000 for a 1936 Special Roadster that Gooding & Company handled at its 2012 Pebble Beach auction.Follow Market to get updates when there are new listings or price updates for Mercedes-Benz () 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K Sport Roadster Mercedes-Benz 540K Z8Ofuo.