1932 Mercedes-Benz 370 S Mannheim Sport Cabriolet
- Engine
- 3.7L inline-six (replacement unit of correct type)
The Mercedes-Benz 370 S Mannheim Sport Cabriolet (chassis 84919) is one of only 195 examples built during the model's brief two-year production run from 1931 to 1933. Dispatched from Weimar to Erfurt by rail in June 1932, it passed through several German owners before being stored on blocks through and after the Second World War. A dealer-led restoration in the 1950s preceded a more thorough recommissioning after 2004 that returned the car to its original 1932 delivery specification. A 2014 Mercedes-Benz Classic Centre expertise confirmed that the chassis, gearbox, and bodywork are all original.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €400,000 – €550,000
- 1933-09-01 →Private saleFriedrich Wagnerpartial documentation
Purchased through the Daimler-Benz dealership in Nuremberg; resident of Siernau-Scherneck near Coburg, Germany.
- 2004 →Private saleCurrent ownerfull documentation
Acquired after extended negotiations; carried out a meticulous restoration to the car's original 1932 delivery specification, later confirmed by a Mercedes-Benz Classic Centre assessment in 2014.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownStetterpartial documentation
Furniture manufacturer based in Augsburg; vehicle was stored on blocks inside his factory during and after the war.
- Date unknownInheritanceStetter heirspartial documentation
Inherited the car following the previous owner's death and subsequently sold it to a dealer in Friedberg.
- Date unknownPrivate saleAuto-Lehmannpartial documentation
Dealership in Friedberg near Augsburg; undertook a thorough restoration including fitting a correct flat radiator and repainting in red and white with red leather upholstery.
Competition
- 193110,000 km TrialTwo gold medals
The 370 S model as a type earned two gold medals in this long-distance trial event.
- 1931Berliner Tageblatt Reliability Run2nd place
Reliability trial organised by the Berliner Tageblatt newspaper; the 370 S type achieved second place overall.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2004Restoration
Following acquisition, the current owner undertook a careful restoration to return the car to its original 1932 delivery specification.
Restoration completed prior to 2014, when it was formally assessed by the Mercedes-Benz Classic Centre.
- 2014InspectionMercedes-Benz Classic Centre
Mercedes-Benz Classic Centre completed a formal expertise confirming that the chassis, gearbox, and coachwork are original, while the engine is a correct-type replacement unit.
Carried out after the conclusion of the post-2004 restoration.
- —Modification
The original engine was lost at some point and a pointed Mercedes-Benz grille, believed to originate from a 320 model, was fitted in place of the correct flat radiator.
Date unknown; these changes had been made by the time the car reached Auto-Lehmann in the 1950s.
- —RestorationAuto-Lehmann
Joachim Lehmann undertook a thorough restoration: the original-style flat radiator was reinstalled, the car was repainted in a red-and-white scheme, and the cabin was retrimmed in red leather.
Carried out during the Auto-Lehmann ownership period, broadly in the 1950s; exact date unrecorded.
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