Designed by the legendary Ferdinand Porsche, the supercharged six-cylinder 630 K was the first all-new model to be introduced following the 1926 merger of Daimler and Benz, forming Mercedes-Benz the marque as we know it today.

In racing tune, few automobiles of the era could beat a properly tuned Typ K for all-out, top-end performance—it could reach 100 mph—as well as for the grandeur of its scale and the beautiful quality and appointments of its road-going coachwork.

Even factory-bodied cars such as the example offered here were stylishly designed and beautiful to behold.

The latter is supremely evident in this 630, chassis no.

35861, mounted with a handsome four-passenger Tourenwagen body by Sindelfingen.

An original 1929 registration in the file records the owner as Felipe Castillo of Madrid; subsequent owners are noted as the uncle of this vehicle's consignor, D.

Dionisio Garcia Llorente, for whom a 1934 Madrid and 1937 Vinuesa registrations are on file, then to Antonio Torro...