1936 Mercedes-Benz 230 Cabriolet B
- Engine
- 2.2L inline-six, 55 bhp
The 1936 Mercedes-Benz 230 Cabriolet B is a pre-war open-topped touring car built on the W143 chassis, powered by a 2,229cc inline-six producing 55 horsepower. Delivered new in Germany in July 1936, it spent several decades registered to a Lower Saxony owner before travelling to the United States in 2003. A comprehensive bare-metal restoration was completed in 2009 by the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, California, returning the car to factory specification.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$154,000
- 1936-07-01 →Factory deliveryUnidentified German first ownerpartial documentation
Original purchaser based in Germany; no further details recorded beyond the initial sale date.
- 2003 →Acquisition unknownGerhard Schnuererfull documentation
Well-known Mercedes-Benz collector who brought the vehicle to the US and commissioned a full restoration at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, California, completed in 2009 and backed by invoices and photographs.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownWalter Kurt Grossfull documentation
Registered owner based in Lower Saxony for over two decades; tenure supported by documents in the file.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2009RestorationMercedes-Benz Classic Center
Full disassembly to bare components carried out by the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, returning the car to factory-correct condition with period-accurate hardware verified against historical records.
Work completed circa 2009 and supported by a set of invoices and photographic documentation. The restoration had been initiated sometime after 2003 when the car arrived in the United States.
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