• Rare and exclusive soft-top model • Delivered new in Zürich • Well maintained • Highly original and matching numbers example • Original luggage set included A landmark model for the Stuttgart-based manufacturer, the four-cylinder, 1.7-litre 170 V was introduced in 1936 and formed the mainstay of Mercedes-Benz production in the immediate post-war years.

Running gear was state-of-the-art at the time, comprising an oval-tube backbone-type chassis, swing-axle independent rear suspension, transverse-leaf independent front suspension and hydraulic brakes.

The model reappeared post-war, with production at first concentrated almost exclusively on commercial variants.

In May 1949 an improved version – the 170 S – was introduced, which came with a 1,767cc engine equipped with an aluminium-alloy cylinder head and produced 52bhp, a 37% improvement over the 170 V.

The suspension too had undergone considerable development, a thoroughly modern double wishbone/coil spring design being adopted at...