1953 1 of 7 uk right hand drive cars OFFERS INVITED For Sale

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This absolutely stunning car has just had a comprehensive nut and bolt restoration that has taken over 3 years.

manufactured in december 1953 and registered new in london in march 1954 this car was one of the very first cars into the uk after the embargo on german cars was lifted after the war.
therefore just imagine this stunning convertible car driving around london whilst london was still being re-built.
the owner not only was obviously very wealthy due to the fact that it was one of the most expensive cars that you could buy in the world at that time.


here are comments on the 300 from the experts

more expensive than the 300sl sports car and almost double the price of the contemporary top-of-the-range cadillac, the mercedes-benz 300b was one of the world's most exclusive automobiles. It is also historically significant as one of mercedes-benz's first all-new designs of the post-war era, debuting at the frankfurt auto show in 1951. the 300's arrival re-established mercedes-benz in the front rank of prestige car manufacturers, marking as it did a return to the marque's tradition of building high-performance luxury automobiles of the finest quality.

'to the characteristics of high performance, impressive appearance and fine detail finish which distinguished the big mercedes models of pre-war days are added new virtues of silence, flexibility and lightness of control, while the latest rear suspension, a product of long experience on grand prix car. And touring cars, confers a degree of security at high speeds on rough and slippery surfaces which it would be very difficult indeed to equal,' observed autocar magazine.

custom built by mercedes-benz's most experienced craftsmen, the mercedes-benz 300 was luxuriously appointed and trimmed with materials of the highest quality. Fast and elegant, it was one of very few contemporary vehicles capable of carrying six passengers in comfort at sustained high speeds. The 300 was the car of choice among west german government officials, and throughout europe and the usa was widely favoured by businessmen, financiers and politicians. Indeed, 'adenauer' became the 300's unofficial model name, after german chancellor konrad adenauer, its most famous customer. The conservatively styled 300 saloon was soon joined by the 300s (super), a model which succeeded in recapturing all the elegance of the pre-war 540k. Introduced at the paris salon in october 1951, the 300s was built in two-seater coupé, cabriolet and roadster forms on a shortened 300 saloon chassis. The roadster was the more sporty of the three, featuring a relatively simple hood that was almost totally concealed when folded down, while the cabriolet was more luxurious. Indeed with its lined hood erected the cabriolet was every bit as quiet and comfortable as the fixed-head coupé
unlike some of its spartanly furnished contemporaries, the 300b boasted a lavishly equipped interior featuring supple leather upholstery, beautiful burr walnut trim, chromium-plated dashboard instrumentation and precision-made switch gear.

elegantly styled in the pre-war manner yet technologically bang up to date, the 300b was built to the stuttgart firm's uncompromising quality standards. Inevitably, production was limited.
ownership of such an exclusive automobile was necessarily restricted to a wealthy few, among them film stars cary grant and gary cooper, and the aga khan.
'a continental test on a (mercedes-benz 300) production model recently made available by the manufacturers shows that the car now challenges the best produced anywhere in the world today. There are still very few saloon cars which are capable of a mean speed of over 100mph, but to obtain this result on a five/ six-seater saloon car with generous room for passengers and luggage, using an engine of three-litre capacity said to deliver only 114bhp, is a notable achievement.' - the autocar magazine, may 1952.

introduced at the frankfurt auto show in 1951, the mercedes-benz 300 owed the design of its independently suspended oval-tube chassis to the 170s of 1949 and would later on provide the mechanical basis for the incomparable 300sl sports car. Additional refinements appropriate for the company's top-of-the-range luxury saloon included an improved steering mechanism and remote electrical control of the rear suspension ride height. Initially developing 115bhp (din), the 3-litre, overhead-camshaft six-cylinder engine was increased in power for succeeding models, producing 125bhp in the 300b built between march 1954 and august 1955. other improvements included larger brakes (with servo-assistance from 1954) optional power steering and three-speed automatic transmission as standard on the 300d. Conservatively styled, the mercedes-benz 300 was one of very few contemporary vehicles capable of carrying six passengers in comfort at sustained high speeds. Priced at dm24, 700 in 1954, the 300b cabriolet d was among the world's most expensive - if not the most expensive - automobiles of its day.

'to the characteristics of high performance, impressive appearance and fine detail finish which distinguished the big mercedes models of pre-war days are added new virtues of silence, flexibility and lightness of control, while the latest rear suspension, a product of long experience on grand prix car. And touring cars, confers a degree of security at high speeds on rough and slippery surfaces which it would be very difficult indeed to equal,' observed the autocar.

this mercedes has undergone a total no expense spared restoration at a cost of over £250, 000 it is believed to have been 1 of only 7 genuine uk right hand drive cars, we have a copy of the original factory data card verifying that the car was to be delivered to london and also confirming that the car is total matching numbers, engine, gearbox and chassis and body.

we have done a great deal of research and can not find any previous sales information for other right hand drive convertible cars.
this car is one of the first early model made from 1952 - 1954 and recognised by having solid front windows with no opening front quarter light.

therefore this is a very rare car indeed
so much so that it has just been on display at mercedes benz world at brooklands see image above.

we have extensive images showing the full restoration process so please contact for further details.

the car is advertised here to sell and worldwide shipping can be arranged

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