From the start Mercedes cars were elegantly designed for high performance and favored by royalty and financiers of the old and the new world. Many others switched allegiance when in 1914 Mercedes placed first, second and third in the French Grand Prix. This magnificent specimen, a high-wheeled export model originally sold in Argentina, is the only known type like it in the United States.
Its bodywork was built by Mercedes in a day when custom coachbuilers bodied most senior-series cars. From the start Mercedes cars were elegantly designed for high performance and favored by roalty and financiers of the old and the new world. Many other switched allegiance when in 1914 Mercedes placed first, second and third in the French Grand Prix. This magnificent specimen, a high wheeled export model original sold in Argentina, is the only known type like it in the United States. Former AACA National First Place Winner in 1978.Also photographed at :