• One of only 49 300SC Coupés built • Coachbuilt in the traditional manner • The most desirable of all Mercedes-Benz's post-war luxury models • Restored in 2012 • Comes with Dutch registration documents Right from the marque's creation in 1926 by the merger of Daimler-Benz and Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz's top-of-the-range models have ranked in the forefront of the world's greatest automobiles.

Throughout the 1950s the company's flagship model was the 300S, a luxurious Grand Tourer in the tradition of the pre-war 540 K, which was both lighter and faster than its illustrious predecessor.

Mercedes-Benz's first prestige car of the post-WW2 period, the 300 debuted at the Paris Salon in 1951.

The range comprised the six-light, four-door saloon and similar-sized cabriolet, plus a trio of two-door variants built on a shorter wheelbase.

Like the majority of 1950s luxury cars, the 300 retained a separate chassis, though unlike most of its rivals could boast all-independent suspension.

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