This 540K Special Roadster was the Mercedes-Benz display car at the 1937 Berlin Motor Show. It was love at first sight for Jack Warner, and subsequently, Warner Brothers Studios purchased it for his personal use. After preparation at the factory for delivery to the US, the installation of a MPH speedometer, and a “Made in Germany
Part 1 – 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster “The Blue Goose” Only a few days after the Chicago model car shows in March 2012, I received this beauty from a contact in the Ukraine. I had seen the pre-1945 versions of this car on ebay and at the then-recent show, festooned with Nazi flags in top up or top down versions.
Released at the Paris Motor Show in 1936, the 540K became a flagship Mercedes-Benz and was built by special order only. It followed the eight cylinder 500K and helped maintain Mercedes-Benz as a prestige marque that produced the fastest production automobiles in the world. Each car was individually built to customer’s needs and Mercedes-Benz prepared a range of available bodies. Among these

In a splendid celebration of automotive history, a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster secured the prestigious Best of Show title at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 20, 2023. Owned by esteemed car collector Jim Patterson, who resides in both Louisville, Kentucky, and Palm Beach, Florida, this awe-inspiring machine is a rare

The show-winning 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster on the show field. The Rolex-sponsored Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance at Monterey Car Week involves more than 150 of the world’s most

A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Coupe that has been parked in a family’s garage for the last 50 years will headline RM Sotheby’s first auction in 2020, with a presale estimate of between $1 million

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