HistoryBuff Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Well beauty is in the eye of the beholder, here's what it looks likehttp://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/lot/W53BC95D7AIT53F2/#.VKLbLHhkgI think the fenders and headlight position look like a Abbot bodied Bentley I've seen, I wonder if the bodywork is German? Anyway I'd like to know when the barn finder found it, where and what he paid. I know "one of one" makes it valuable but then since it didn't lead to a production series, doesn't that make it worth less. And it's ugly. I know , beauty is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Wahlberg Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I would not call this ugly, but unique in a post-WW II Germanic way. It would be a few more years until they really got production running and introduced new models such as the 300SL Gullwing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gillingham Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I know this car was found in Indonesia, and was sent to Australia where it was restored, I think in the 1980's? I remember seeing that car at the auction. I'm not sure if the car is still here, or has gone overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanOTO Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 It is a Mercedes Benz 320 W142 SA After WW-II it got a new factory body in Germany, a "Sunder Anfertigung" (special made) for Mr. Tan Tjoan Keng. By now a lot of history is found and a 1/43 scale model is made! The car still exists and is in Indonesia again. As I am researching the history of this automobile, any info on the early history of this car is wellcomed by me! Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanOTO Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 It sold for 350.000 (australian?) dollars https://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/2007-melbourne-international-motorshow-auction/W53BC95D7AIT53F2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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