- Spectacular sweeping styling referencing the larger 300 - Double wishbone front suspension - A fine example of the first post-war Mercedes cabriolet - German registration document Please kindly note that this car will be available for viewing by prior appointment in DORTMUND(GERMANY) : please contact [Email] for booking.

With peace holding in a defeated Germany, luxury car production resumed in the late 1940s, but there would be no escaping the use of pre-war technology.

Announced in 1949, the 170 S may have traced its roots to 1936's 170 V, but careful technical innovation ensured it was fitting transportation for the company directors it was designed for.

Indeed, historians of the marque regard the 170 S as the genesis of what would become the S Class, a model still in favour today.

An updated version of the venerable M136 inline-four, enlarged to 1767cc and now with a single Solex carburettor, was mated to an all-synchromesh four-speed manual transmission, with advanced double...