1979/1992 Mercedes 500K Spezial-Roadster Evocation

Registration No: SIB 2960
Chassis No: 1Q87G9N582287
MOT: T.B.A.

• Rare evocation of Mercedes-Benz's jaw-dropping 500K Spezial Roadster
• Warranted to have covered just 8,200 post-completion miles and current ownership since 2011
• Previously valued at £60,000 and due to be freshly serviced and MOT tested ahead of the sale

Among the most stylish and technologically advanced cars of the 1930s, each Mercedes-Benz 500K Spezial Roadster took five months to build. An Art Deco masterpiece with Streamline Moderne overtones, the two-seater was penned by Hermann Ahrens and proof that Mercedes-Benz’s in-house coachbuilder, Karrosserie Sindelfingen, could hold its own against the likes of Italy’s Touring or France’s Figoni & Falaschi. With a supercharged 5-litre straight-eight engine under the bonnet and independent suspension at each corner, the Mercedes-Benz had the speed and poise to match its looks. Fearsomely expensive when new and rare as hen’s teeth, surviving 500K Spezial Roadsters can command upwards of $10 million today.

Accompanied by a V5C Registration Document that lists it as a Mercedes Sports, this eye-catching 500K Spezial Roadster Evocation is underpinned by a substantial box-section steel chassis featuring independent front suspension, a ‘live’ rear axle, power brakes and power steering. A 350 cu in (5.7 litre) Chevy V8 engine is allied to manual transmission and provides performance that is at least a match for one of the original cars. Declared manufactured in 1979 and UK road registered since 1992, the two-seater is warranted to have covered just 8,200 post-completion miles. Finished in Light Metallic Blue with Cream leather upholstery and Blue carpets, ‘SIB 2960’ was valued at £60,000 twenty-nine years ago. Sparingly used after entering the current ownership during 2011, the Evocation is described by the vendor as being in ‘good overall’ condition with regard to its engine, electrical equipment, interior trim, bodywork and paintwork (while, he rates the transmission as ‘average’). Due to be freshly serviced and MOT tested ahead of the auction, this very ‘Spezial’ roadster is bound to turn heads wherever it goes.

For more information, please contact:
Andreas Hicks
andreas.hicks@handh.co.uk
07943584762