1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A

This 540K Sport Cabriolet A was ordered by Martha Jordans and was delivered to her home in Monchengladbach, Germany. Documentation suggests that Miss Jordans placed the order for this car in Paris, although the car was actually delivered on February 12th of 1937, to her German home on Albertusstrasse in Mönchengladbach via Daimler-Benz Düsseldorf. Jordans was a friend of Alfred Krupp, the steel magnate, and on the inside of the hood there is a plaque with his name. Jordans later emigrated via Paris to the United States and her Cabriolet A went with her.

Eighty-three Cabriolet As of all styles were built on the 540 K chassis, and 32 of this version, which was introduced in 1936, were constructed. Just 10 bodies of the 826200 series were built (with Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen coachwork), and this example, body number 826201, is the first of these.

This vehicle has been in many books and was also featured in the US magazine Car Collector while in the ownership of American Mercedes-Benz expert Tom Kreid in the 1980s. In 1996 the car returned to Germany and was purchased by Dr. Stoffel of Straubing in Germany. It was later restored in Germany by prewar specialists Wagner of Landshut. The car is a great example of this prestigious supercharged Mercedes and still has its original Telefunken radio and fitted luggage.