Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer This 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 K, with bodywork replicating the Special Roadster variant of the model, is on Bring a Trailer’s online auction block for one more day.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer The tan-leather interior, with burgundy piping, was the creation of upholsterer Ken Dickman, whose artisanship has been showcased in cars that have won at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer The car is fit with a 5.1-liter, supercharged straight-eight engine.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer During World War II, the car was essentially destroyed, with all that remained being a twisted chassis and frame, as well as a badly damaged engine.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer The new owner will also receive a 190-page book and over 2,500 photos documenting the car’s history and restoration.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer For the restoration’s exquisite bodywork, Minnesota-based Cass Nawrocki installed meticulously hand-formed steel panels over white ash framework.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer The burgundy-trimmed dash features Veigel dials surrounded by imitation mother-of-pearl.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer The car has won Best-in-Show awards at the Carmel Mission Classic, Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival, Park Place Luxury & Supercar Showcase, and the Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance.
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Image Credit: Trust-in-the-Machine, courtesy of Bring a Trailer Available online through auction house Bring a Trailer, this 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 K currently has a high bid of more than $1.1 million.
