The car in question is a 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster, Sets Arizona Record 2 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster Goes for $7.5 million 3 Rare 1934 Mercedes-Benz 540K Could Set A one-of-a-kind Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster, that saw the light of day in 1939, will be available for auction on January 19 and 20, at the RM Sotheby’s event at Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Only 419 Mercedes-Benz 540 K models were built between 1936 and 1940, but only 25 of them were Special Roadsters. PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV)- For the fifth straight year, a car built in the 1930's took home one of automotive's most cherished trophies. A 1937 Mercedes Benz 540k special roadster took home Best in Show at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The owner of the special roadster, Jim Patterson from Louisville, KY took home 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special RoadsterCoachwork by SindelfingenThis is the most exciting Mercedes 540K Special Roadster to be offered to the public in years. Purchased new at a cost of $16,000 by the 23-year-old King of Afgha.. This 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A was named Best of Show at the 2021 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance presented by Aviva. Remarkably, it is the third Mercedes-Benz 540K variant to become An original 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster recently sold at the Monterey Sports & Classic Car Auction for just over one million during the annual Pebble Beach Concourse d'Elegance Then, in the mid-1970s, Johnson saw a photograph of a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K special roadster. “I saw it, and I knew I had to build one for myself,” he said. “The style, shape, and graceful Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A. Sold/number built 1936-’39/83. Construction pressed-steel box-section chassis, wooden body frame, steel panels. Engine iron monobloc straight-eight, with single updraught carburettor and switchable Roots-type supercharger. Max power 178bhp @ 3400rpm (113bhp without supercharger) 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster: Number Produced: 25 (some sources say 26) Original List Price: 28,000 Reichsmarks ($68,600 in 1936 U.S. dollars) Tune Up Cost: $2,500 (assuming parts are available) Chassis Number Location: Plate riveted to firewall: Engine Number Location: Stamped on left side of block: Website: http://www.benzlovers.com The 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster is presently part of a collection called Don Williams Estate, of which a total of 11 cars are offered at Monterey. The German machine is however considered a main attraction for the auction, and we will of course keep an eye on it to see how much it eventually manages to go for. 51iDOaE.