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£167,900 (Est: £250,000 - £300,000)
Formerly the property of Rudolf Lilljeqvist 1915 Mercedes 22/50hp Open Tourer
United Kingdom • 31 Oct 2025
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AI Listing Summary
This 1915 Mercedes 22/50hp Open Tourer has a rich history, originally ordered by Swedish industrialist Rudolf Lilljeqvist and later commandeered for military use in WWI. Comprehensively restored to factory specification after being stored for many years, this ultra-rare vehicle is one of only four known to exist.
Condition
7
The car was stored for a long period and then restored, suggesting it needed reconditioning. However, the restoration was comprehensive and brought it back to factory specification, and it has covered only 50,000 kilometers from new.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
17-759
Odometer:
31,068 miles
Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
[RHD/LHD]
• Ordered new by Swedish industrialist Rudolf Lilljeqvist • Commandeered for General (later Field Marshall) August von Mackensen in the First World War • Returned to 'as new condition' by the factory in 1918 and delivered to Sweden in 1919 • Acquired by the current owners' father in 1969 and comprehensively restored to factory specification This historically important and comprehensively documented Mercedes was ordered new by Swedish civil engineer and industrialist Rudolf Lilljeqvist, builder of Sweden's first hydroelectric power station and business partner of Alfred Nobel.
One of the latter's two executors, Lilljeqvist was instrumental in setting up the Nobel Prize in accordance with Nobel's will, in the face of stern opposition from his heirs.
Rudolf Lilljeqvist was immensely successful and one of the richest men in Sweden.
In 1908 he purchased the huge Baldersnäs estate in Laxsjön, erecting new buildings and amassing an enviable art collection.
The Swedish monarch once remarke...
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£167,900
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£167,900
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£167,900
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