Mercedes Benz 500 K Special Roadster
Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart Untertürkheim.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 K was the car of the rich and the beautiful. Together with the representative Grand Mercedes, the elegant 500 K sports car was the brand’s show-piece in the 1930s. Of the eight different bodywork versions of the 500 K, the special roadster was the most appealing, the most elegant and - at a price of 28,000 Reichsmark (roughly equivalent to 98000 EUR) - the most expensive. The price today: 7,5 million Euros.
Cylinders 8
Displacement 5018 cm³
Output 100 hp
with compressor 160 hp
at engine speed 3400/min
Top speed 160 Km/h
Production period 1934-1936
Units produced 342
Mercedes Benz 500 K Special Roadster
Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart Untertürkheim.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 K was the car of the rich and the beautiful. Together with the representative Grand Mercedes, the elegant 500 K sports car was the brand’s show-piece in the 1930s. Of the eight different bodywork versions of the 500 K, the special roadster was the most appealing, the most elegant and - at a price of 28,000 Reichsmark (roughly equivalent to 98000 EUR) - the most expensive. The price today: 7,5 million Euros.
Cylinders 8
Displacement 5018 cm³
Output 100 hp
with compressor 160 hp
at engine speed 3400/min
Top speed 160 Km/h
Production period 1934-1936
Units produced 342