1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet A
- Engine
- 3.0L inline-six with three Solex carburetors, uprated compression, ~150 bhp
- Colour
- Cream
A Mercedes-Benz 300 S, one of only 560 built between 1952 and 1958, this example began as a coupe before being professionally converted to Cabriolet A configuration, believed to have occurred in the 1980s alongside a full restoration and engine replacement sourced from a 1955 300 C. Finished in cream with a brown interior, it subsequently entered a significant private collection in early 1991, where it has remained for over three decades.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$170,500
- → 1991Acquisition unknownRobert F. Langworthypartial documentation
Based in Cathedral City, California; acquired the car after the 1980s restoration and conversion work, then sold it to the current collection early in 1991.
- 1991 →Private saleCurrent private collectionpartial documentation
Long-established collection housing notable surviving Mercedes-Benz classics; the car has been maintained consistently alongside the rest of the holdings for over three decades.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Professional conversion from coupe to Cabriolet A body style, believed carried out in the 1980s, with the car refinished in cream with a matching brown cloth hood and interior. Work is also thought to have included fitting a replacement engine taken from a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 C.
Exact date within the 1980s is unspecified; the engine swap and body conversion are believed to be part of the same programme of work.
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