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The ex-Ben Moser, Bill Evans and Richard Paine 1914 MERCEDES 28/95 PHAETON
Denmark • 26 Sept 2015
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AI Listing Summary
This 1914 Mercedes 28/95 Phaeton, chassis number 15979, features a 7,280 cc inline 6-cylinder engine and a coachwork body made for C.L. Charley. Originally ordered in 1914 and delivered in 1920, it boasts a rich history with notable owners and has won awards for its originality, making it a highly rare and valuable automobile.
Condition
7
The car is described as unrestored and original, with an older wooden body. The listing highlights its originality and preservation, earning a FIVA award for being the most original car at Pebble Beach. It has been refurbished including an engine rebuild.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
15979
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RHD/LHD:
RHD
7,280 cc SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Two Zenith Updraft Carburetors 95 bhp at 1,800 rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission 4-Wheel Leaf Spring Suspension Rear Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes *FIVA preservation-award winner *A well-known and historically important Mercedes *Powerful and advanced aircraft-derived engine *Offered with copies of Mercedes factory records *Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance award winner THE MERCEDES 28/95 Readied in 1914 to replace the four-cylinder 37/90, for all intents and purposes, the Mercedes 28/95 did not reach production until after World War I.
By the time it did reach its customers, the big 7,280 cc 90 bhp overhead-camshaft six-cylinder engine had been fitted with a cover to enclose the previously-exposed shaft-and-bevel gear driven valve-gear.
Two Zenith updraft carburettors and individual intake passages to each cylinder ensured exceptional breathing for the period.
The large six was closely related to the Daimler DF80 aircraft engine and mounted in a c...
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£94,884
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£94,884
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£94,884
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