1928 Mercedes-Benz 26/120/180 S-Type Supercharged Sports Tourer
- Engine
- 6.74L inline six-cylinder OHV with Roots-type supercharger, 120 bhp naturally aspirated / 180 bhp supercharged at 3,000 rpm
- Colour
- Raven black
A 1928 Mercedes-Benz S-Type supercharged sports tourer, chassis 35920, bodied by H. Glaser & Co. of Dresden and originally delivered to merchant Louis Delling through the Daimler-Benz agency in Dresden. One of only 146 examples built between 1927 and 1930, the car was registered in Britain in 1935 by Scott Moncrieff Motors and has been in continuous family ownership since 1964, during which time it has been meticulously maintained and actively shown. Its extensive documentation traces an unbroken custodial history from Dresden to the present day.
Ownership
- 2021-08-13Auction saleSold US$4,900,000
- 1928 →Factory deliveryLouis Dellingfull documentation
Dresden-based merchant who took delivery via the local Daimler-Benz agency, with a used Minerva accepted in part-exchange. Chassis was directed to coachbuilders H. Glaser & Co. on 30 May 1928.
- 1935 → 1938Acquisition unknownScott Moncrieff Motorspartial documentation
Well-known London dealership that registered the car in the UK with the London plate BYM 244 and subsequently sold it on.
- 1938 →Private salePeter Whalleyfull documentation
Virginia Water, Surrey resident who kept the car through the wartime years. History confirmed by a 1966 letter from historian Michael Sedgwick and British Mercedes-Benz Club records.
- 1964 →Acquisition unknownCurrent vendor's fatherfull documentation
Acquired the car roughly 57 years before the catalogue date and maintained an extensive archive of documents and correspondence covering the vehicle's upkeep. Investigated the coachbuilder question at length, including direct correspondence with Buhne.
- Date unknownGerman owner prior to UK registrationnone documentation
Historians suggest a subsequent German owner may have had coachwork carried out by Buhne Carosserie of Berlin before the car left Germany.
Competition
- 1927Nürburgring opening meetingDriver: Rudolf CaracciolaClass win
This was the inaugural race meeting at the Nürburgring; the result is cited as the first of many competitive honours for the S-Type model.
- —Atlantic City 15 and 30-mile racesDriver: Ralph de PalmaVictory in both races
De Palma averaged approximately 80 mph across both events in an S-Type entered in America.
- —Muroc Match Race
The Marx Brothers reportedly raced their S-Type in this event; no result is recorded in the prose.
Maintenance & restoration
- —BodyworkDL George Coachworks
Paintwork was freshly refurbished; coachbuilder attribution was revised and the car was badged as a Glaser body rather than Buhne.
Work carried out within the last decade prior to the sale. Owner chose to attribute the coachwork to H. Glaser & Co. of Dresden following research into the car's origins.
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