More expensive than the 300 SL sports car and almost double the price of the contemporary top-of-the-range Cadillac, the Mercedes-Benz 300 B was one of the world s most exclusive automobiles.

It is also historically significant as one of Mercedes-Benz s first all-new designs of the post-war era, debuting 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.

This rare right hand drive (1 of 7) example left the Mercedes factory in Stuttgart on November 19th, 1953.

Originally finished in `Middle Red, it was first registered to Mercedes-Benz UK and retained by them until 1965.

The Mercedes has had a mere five owners from new with the previous vendor acquiring the car in 1971 before selling it in 2017.

The last owner treated the Mercedes to a comprehensive body restoration in 2018, the ...