How important is this prewar Mercedes-Benz? With a week to go, bidding is already at a million dollars.
Standing as one of 342 examples sporting the supercharged 5.0-liter engine, this Mercedes, according to the listing, had its body destroyed during World War II.
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When purchased in 1960 by the…
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DrJ
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10/23/24 1:26 p.m.
If you have a Mercedes Benz 500 K in almost any condition and enter it in a car show, you are at least half way to the best-of-show award.
Looking through the listing and seeing how the bid progressed was very interesting. Something that started at $500 is now at $1,002,000 with five more days left in the bid. I'm personally gonna keep an eye on it just to see what it ends at.