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£255,714 (Est: £285,025 - £328,875)

1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet

France • 30 Jan 2026 • Lot 119

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet is a rare and beautiful example, restored in 2020 with matching engine, finished in blue with a beige leather interior, the car has Dutch registration.

Though the car was previously advertised with a toolkit, history files, and a data karte, the auction notes indicate that these items are not included in the sale.

Condition

6

The car has been restored and the bodywork and interior are in good condition, it has moderate wear, requiring some reconditioning.

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[Transmission]

Transmission:

18801000048/52

Chassis No:

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

RM-05-12

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

• Very rare and beautiful example • Matching engine • Restored in 2020 More expensive than the 300 SL sports car and almost double the price of the contemporary top-of-the-range Cadillac, the Mercedes-Benz 300S was one of the world's most exclusive automobiles.

Elegantly styled in the pre-war manner yet technologically bang up to date, the 300S was built to the Stuttgart firm's uncompromising quality standards.

Inevitably, production was limited, only 760 examples of the 300S/Sc (560/200) leaving the factory between 1951 and 1958.

The 300S (Super) was a short-wheelbase derivative of the 300 saloon, one of Mercedes-Benz's first all-new designs of the post-war era, which had debuted at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1951.

The 300's arrival re-established Mercedes-Benz in the front rank of prestige car manufacturers, marking as it did a return to the marque's tradition of building high-performance luxury automobiles of the finest quality.

The 300's cross-braced, oval-tube chassis followe...