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+1 I said this in another thread but why do people give the history of a marque instead of the history of the car they are selling?

So this brings up another question. Why do you post an online add, CL, eBay or otherwise and not have access to a computer?

The ad is where the mistake is. The long wheels base Model "M" doesn't jive with "Blackhawk" but that is a fairly common misunderstanding among non-Stutz gurus. As an aside, I always chuckle when somebody wants to give a history lesson (an incorrect one usually too) on the general marque instead of a history lesson on the car they are selling.

This 540k Cab "A" should be familiar to anyone following this thread. It's heading to auction again. After having one owner for 30 years it's had about 6 in the last 15. http://www.coys.co.uk/auction.php?itemID=1007&auctionID=18

I would guess under 1500. 4 doors and condition may make it less.

I believe it's probably worth the 125k as there is a market for snazzy one-off coachbuilt cars. It's provenance is indisputable and it has never been messed with. I could see it bringing more than 125k.

Anyone that donates anything to a museum should be aware that it could be sold at anytime unless the donation stipulates otherwise. AND, if there are restrictions put on the donation, the museum may decide to pass in the first place. Most museums are not money makers and selling off extra inventory is a way to survive. Although we probable won't know, it would be interesting to know how much this car brings. Very attractive if you ignore the nose.

West, at least MB delivered some of those cars with chrome wheels. Almost none of them came with WW. I do agree that it would look better with black spokes with the chrome weight covers.

This extremely cool car is back on the market with some different photos. Buick 570 X Convertible by Alexis Kellner 1933 for sale - PreWarCar

Here is a 500K Cab "C" that Steve Mack pointed out to me. It's for sale and you can read the whole ad here. Not to go off topic but the whitewalls are a crime. I posted it previously when it was going to auction but it did not sell. I believe it's listed in this month's Sports Car Market. An excerpt: According to its accompanying copy factory commission book extract, the order for this particular example - chassis number 123741 - was placed on November 1st 1935. Interestingly, another piece of paperwork on file suggests that the Cabriolet C was first owned by Lt. Colonel Stancomb and issued with the London registration number 'HXM 325' (one of its sister 500Ks - chassis number 123737 - being dispatched to the Marquis de Portago and road registered as 'GC 5149'). Resident in America by 1938, a contemporaneous photocopied Passenger Vehicle Registration Renewal Stub lists the Mercedes-Benz as belonging to Mark Stevens of Maple Avenue, Scotia, New York. Passing to Robert Saunders of Concord, Massacheusetts many years later, the four-seater had its correct type but replacement engine (number 113623) overhauled by renowned restorer M.L. Bud Cohn of Los Angeles, California during 1971. Despite Mr Saunders' varied attempts at refurbishment, chassis 123741 was complete but somewhat careworn by the time it entered the Valencia Collection.

I second the recommendation to join the club. You will see stuff in the parts locator that you will not find anywhere else.

I like that. Looks like a Darrin windshield.

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That is true, but if you eliminate the production Caddy, Packard's and Lincoln's you go from like 1% of total car production down to .0001% of total production.

This could be a topic for a different thread. When I have nothing to do anymore I'm going to write a book with 3 to 4 pages each of mini-biographies on the people/families who bought a Mercedes Benz from Mitropia Motors between 1936 and 1940. They were all obviously well off and a bit different.

Prewar: J12 Hisso, S/SS/500K/540k Mercedes, Model J, Bugatti, 851/852 Speedster, 810/812 Cord, Dietrich bodied Packard. President, Reo Royale, 32-34 Hupp, Graham Hollywood, DV32 Stutz, V16 Marmon, K Lincoln, V16 Caddy. Postwar: bleh, I like a lot of them but not for the same reason I like the above. I did the usual laundry list of desirable cars, but really for me I would concentrate on unique one-off whenever possible. Probably coachbuilt but rare and attractive in any case. As my dad taught me many years ago, with the biggest engines possible.

I have been told by a reliable source that there is a 500k/540k Conv in Michigan that was missing it's engine. When the owner could not acquire a correct engine he's built a subtle custom using a modern Mercedes engine. The car is being prepared to compete for the Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama in 2012. Does anybody know anything else about this particular MB? Is it a Cab "B" or a Cab "A" or perhaps an outside body builder? I can't imagine under any circumstances it's a Cab "A" or Roadster.