Davlet Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 And hear we go https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/31123144/www.hemmings.com?p=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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, Davlet said: And hear we go https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/31123144/www.hemmings.com?p=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 look at you smart man. Btw, clicking on your link was terrifying for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davlet Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 3 hours ago, alsancle said: look at you smart man. Btw, clicking on your link was terrifying for me. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/mercedes-benz/290/2440744.html?refer=alert&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-10-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 A friend just had a new radiator fabricated by Steve Babinski. . I would never buy a 500k/540K without a new radiator and it better look like this one. Prices I've seen vary from 25k to 75k not including the work getting it out and back in. This was on the higher end, but the results are fantastic. I've included the before picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 6 hours ago, alsancle said: A friend just had a new radiator fabricated by Steve Babinski. . I would never buy a 500k/540K without a new radiator and it better look like this one. Prices I've seen vary from 25k to 75k not including the work getting it out and back in. This was on the higher end, but the results are fantastic. I've included the before picture. I just love the Auto Zone one size fits all alminum replacement radiators.......they have a nice look. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmmy22 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 11/23/2019 at 11:45 AM, RileyGrey said: Hey All, Anyone know much about this car? Thank you to alsancle for the leads as well! Kind regards, Hey guys Random question, I have seen the book that the bottom scan came from twice (on different forums) and I wondered if anyone knows what book it is? or even who JMA might be? I have PM'd the poster for more information but if anyone has any information, please post or PM me. Cheers Timothy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Timmmy22 said: Parke-Bernet Galleries auction catalog Denver Colorado Oct 21 1968 EDIT: I missed that he wanted the last picture which is Melin Volume II on page 252. Edited November 17, 2020 by alsancle (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540K Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) JMA = Jan Melin Archive. Unfortunately, now in the hands of Damiler-Benz. Edited November 21, 2020 by 540K (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilomagnet Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 This is a photo of a 540K Spezial Coupe, but it's RHD, so I guess this is NOT 130944, the car owned by Gen Lyons for many years?! This seems like a picturesque '70ies resto job bright red with white wheels. Anyone know more? Is this a rarely seen 3rd car of this body style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alsancle Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) On 12/29/2020 at 9:01 AM, tilomagnet said: This is a photo of a 540K Spezial Coupe, but it's RHD, so I guess this is NOT 130944, the car owned by Gen Lyons for many years?! This seems like a picturesque '70ies resto job bright red with white wheels. Anyone know more? Is this a rarely seen 3rd car of this body style? It is the car that was owned for many many years by Gene Klineburger in Bellevue, Washington. It is NOT 130944 which is LHD as you indicate. Although the following picture from 1972 has screwed people up for years as it is reversed. Edited December 31, 2020 by alsancle (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilomagnet Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 This looks like a first version 500K Special Roadster with the chrome trim going all the way around the front fenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davlet Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Like this guy more)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540K Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/29/2020 at 9:01 PM, Tph479 said: I used to like the stone guards on these cars, but I have changed my mind. My restorer asked me, "Why would you want to obscure that beautiful radiator?" For some reason, the more I look at the stone guard, the more it looks "military" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, 540K said: I used to like the stone guards on these cars, but I have changed my mind. My restorer asked me, "Why would you want to obscure that beautiful radiator?" For some reason, the more I look at the stone guard, the more it looks "military" to me. The stone guard is the first tip off that the car needs a 75k radiator. And yes, this is definitely a first series special roadster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 This dude is the spitting image of Hugh Grant, except with a German accent. Very nice Cab B that Car Gold has been trying to sell for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davlet Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, alsancle said: This dude is the spitting image of Hugh Grant, except with a German accent. Very nice Cab B that Car Gold has been trying to sell for a while. I think lady 3 years they trying to sale her. Edited January 3, 2021 by Davlet (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540K Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 The video shows more of the narrator than the car. He should have been out of the shot entirely. Good lesson in how NOT to shoot a car video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Agree with both of you. They should drive the car in the video also. Trying to sell a Cab "B" or "C" these days is not easy. The Hebmuller bringing 9 something hammer pre-coronoa tells you everything you need to know about the 500/540k market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilomagnet Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Anyone knows what they are asking? What is a realistic price to move this today? $600k ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 The Melton Cab A is for sale again. Interesting car. Pebble Beach BOS. One off. etc. They have put tires on it since RM offered at Amelia way back when. It is a Tom Barrett respray from the 80s on top of the original Pebble restoration. Cool, but needing quite a bit of refreshing. To translate to the uninitiated, "refreshing" a 540k means $400,000. Full restoration is probably at least double these days. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26617/lot/126/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBK Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 1/5/2021 at 12:49 PM, tilomagnet said: Anyone knows what they are asking? What is a realistic price to move this today? $600k ? Price is 1.8 mln Euros. It’s listed on mobile.de. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 600 is too low............I don’t know these cars......but it’s too special, and provenance means something and BOS at Pebble is a plus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 22 minutes ago, edinmass said: 600 is too low............I don’t know these cars......but it’s too special, and provenance means something and BOS at Pebble is a plus. Ed, they are talking about the Cab B for 600. The last time the Melton car was for sale they wanted north of 2 BIG ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, alsancle said: Ed, they are talking about the Cab B for 600. The last time the Melton car was for sale they wanted north of 2 BIG ones. That makes much more sense.................I would have expected a number in the two’s. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Here is a driving video of the Cab B with Hugh Grant. That is a really really nice car. I would expect it to be top of the market for "C" & "B" cars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilomagnet Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 This looks really nice. You may get a more desireable body - style than a Cab B for that money, but technical wise this seems in top shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540K Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/10/2021 at 6:55 PM, alsancle said: The Melton Cab A is for sale again. Interesting car. Pebble Beach BOS. One off. etc. They have put tires on it since RM offered at Amelia way back when. It is a Tom Barrett respray from the 80s on top of the original Pebble restoration. Cool, but needing quite a bit of refreshing. To translate to the uninitiated, "refreshing" a 540k means $400,000. Full restoration is probably at least double these days. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26617/lot/126/ Looks like No Sale again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 27 minutes ago, 540K said: Looks like No Sale again. Very interesting car but it has issues that keep it from bringing big money. Number one issue is that it feels like a Cab C even though it is called an A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucketofBolts Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Does anyone know out of the small amount of units sold ("A" or "B") what were the color schemes? Or if not known does anyone have an educated guess as to the various color schemes? My preference is black and not red. Yet, I am curious what the preference was back in the days when these magnificent vehicles were manufactured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 54 minutes ago, BucketofBolts said: Does anyone know out of the small amount of units sold ("A" or "B") what were the color schemes? Or if not known does anyone have an educated guess as to the various color schemes? My preference is black and not red. Yet, I am curious what the preference was back in the days when these magnificent vehicles were manufactured. There is a set of factory color schemes outlined in one of Melin's books. Most of the cars were not bright colors. A lot of Gray and Black. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540K Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Echoing AJ's post. Page 24 of Melin vol 1. Twenty-six duo tone, twenty-five single color are listed as known examples with the important caveat, "there were no set colour schemes." These were custom cars - the client could get any color they wanted. Putting aside the question of an individual car's original color, there is no "incorrect" color, only incorrect types of paint. For example, the flake they were using then was ground fish scales, not metal, and the media was so fine that it was very subtle. One color was actually called "fish-silver," which is how my car left the factory. While there are a lot of black/grey combos and solids in Melin's list, you could get different shades of blue, green, yellow, red, white/off-whites, silver, burgundy/maroon, etc. My car is now burgundy, a vast improvement, imo. To each his own, but I would never order a black or fire-engine red car (what I have always called slut-red), understanding of course there are some sports cars that look great in bright red or black. I just don't want one. Every black, bright red, white and silver car on the planet could vanish along with almost every American car since 1978 and I'd be perfectly happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 My car was originally Black with black boot, red interior and red wheels. You would think it was ordered by a hot rodder. My dad's car was originally black fenders, gray body, gray interior and tan boot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 Anybody else notice this SS? https://www.prewarcar.com/319794-mercedes-benz-ss-710-roadster-1929 Original SS 710 Roadster from 1929 W06 Matching Numbers Car Blue Chip Car. Car is in many books, also in very well known „ mighty Mercedes“ with all Numbers and Pictures. Mille Miglia Car. Concours Condition. Details an technical report on Request. Car is located in Germany. Buyers are welcome. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540K Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Nice car. Would look good in your garage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilomagnet Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 How much are they asking? $ 2-3 MM ish ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, tilomagnet said: How much are they asking? $ 2-3 MM ish ?? I don't know the history. If it is real, then I'm gonna guess 4 -5 MM ish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 This is the 500K Innenlenker that came out of Spain sans blower. Wonder if it ever sold? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 I think I liked it better with painted wheels and black walls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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