This magnificent 250S has passed through Bonhams’ portals before, albeit those belonging to our friends in the live auction team, when the car was sold at a Hendon RAF Museum auction in 2007.

Back then, the Bonhams’ auction listing had the following to say of the car.

“This classic ‘stacked headlamp’ Mercedes-Benz 250S saloon was first registered on 26th September 1967 and imported into the UK from Germany in 1996.

A left-hand drive model, the car has four-speed manual transmission with column-mounted shift and is equipped with the optional sunroof.

Finished in green with a cream interior, the latter fitted with Becker Grand Prix AM/FM radio, the car has enjoyed four previous owners in the UK and comes with its original instruction manual and service book.

We are advised that the chassis front cross-member was replaced at the last MoT and that the sills and starter motor were renewed by a previous owner.” Well, since then, the car has had one more owner (the vendor) and, as the ea...