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£122,282
Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet D (W186) – 1953 - Lot 19
Belgium • 5 Oct 2024
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This 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet D (W186), one of only 591 produced, boasts exceptional bodywork, paint, leather, and a beautiful soft top, thanks to a restoration 20 years ago. However, it currently has a coolant leak and the engine does not start, necessitating a mechanical overhaul.

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While the car's bodywork, paint, leather, and soft top are described as being in near-perfect condition due to a restoration 20 years ago, the engine does not start and there is a coolant leak. The car requires a general overhaul of the entire mechanical system before it can be driven again. This significantly impacts its condition.
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Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet D (W186) – 1953
ERRATUM : Coolant leak; engine does not start.
Luxembourg registration title
Sold without contrôle technique
Added to the current owner’s collection at the end of 2018, this exceptional example had received a complete restoration
20 years earlier; a resume of this work is missing, but a closer inspection of the car reveals the quality and extent of the work.
Even today, this car is in near-perfect condition: the quality of the bodywork is exceptional, both in terms of the paintwork and the alignments, and the leather is of very good quality with no notable defects, as is the soft top, which is also very beautiful.
Treated as a genuine museum piece by the current owner, it has seen very little use in recent years: a general overhaul of the entire mechanical system is therefore required before it can be driven again.
The rarest and most exceptional version of the 300 range is the 4-door Cabriolet, produced in just 591 examples! This is
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£100,235
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£122,282
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£187,238
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