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This Mercedes 500K with bodywork by Windovers is extremely unusual. Windovers, which began to build carriages as early as 1796 in Huntingdon, England, more often bodied Rolls-Royce and Bentleys, and many Windovers-bodied cars found their way to India. Windovers produced a small number of bodies on the 500K chassis during the thirties. The 500K was available in ten unique body styles from the factory. This Mercedes 500K Kombo is a Sedanca style cabriolet. The engine is a five-liter, straight-eight supercharged M24 unit producing 160 bhp. Windovers closed in 1956 after 160 years of coachbuilding.
The three-position roadster coachwork features a raked windscreen, curved running boards, teardrop-shaped pontoon-style fenders without sidemounted spares, and fully skirted rear fenders. There are scroll-like beltline molding and a tail that tapered from the edges. The tapered fenders and long tail have often been compared to the Count Trossi Mercedes SSK.
The Mercedes was ordered by William 'Willie' Henry Rhodes-Moorhouse. It was first registered in London in December 1935 as 'CLB 858.' Willy Rhodes-Moorhouse took delivery a month later and is believed to have retained the car for some time.
The second owner of chassis no. 123699 was F.N. Foster who placed it in storage for much of the war, from September of 1939 to October of 1946. In November 1949 it was sold to the third owner, Dr. E.F. Roberts of Chiswick. Performance Cars, Ltd. It was advertised for sale in the mid-1950s and sold in December of 1957.
The British dealer Charles Howard acquired the 500 K in the early 1970s and following a complete restoration under his supervision in red and black, sold to Austrian glass magnate Werner Lutzky. Mr. Lutzky exhibited the car in his private museum at Schloss Kremsegg in Kremsmunster and apparently refinished it to all-over black late in the 1980s.
In the early 1990s, it was sold to another Austrian enthusiast, then returned to the United Kingdom as part of a significant collection a decade later.
The current caretaker acquired the car in 2006, after which RM Auto Restoration undertook an extensive cosmetic freshening that included paintwork, a new interior and convertible top. In 2007, the car was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours and at the Amelia Island Concours in 2008.
The three-position roadster coachwork features a raked windscreen, curved running boards, teardrop-shaped pontoon-style fenders without sidemounted spares, and fully skirted rear fenders. There are scroll-like beltline molding and a tail that tapered from the edges. The tapered fenders and long tail have often been compared to the Count Trossi Mercedes SSK.
The Mercedes was ordered by William 'Willie' Henry Rhodes-Moorhouse. It was first registered in London in December 1935 as 'CLB 858.' Willy Rhodes-Moorhouse took delivery a month later and is believed to have retained the car for some time.
The second owner of chassis no. 123699 was F.N. Foster who placed it in storage for much of the war, from September of 1939 to October of 1946. In November 1949 it was sold to the third owner, Dr. E.F. Roberts of Chiswick. Performance Cars, Ltd. It was advertised for sale in the mid-1950s and sold in December of 1957.
The British dealer Charles Howard acquired the 500 K in the early 1970s and following a complete restoration under his supervision in red and black, sold to Austrian glass magnate Werner Lutzky. Mr. Lutzky exhibited the car in his private museum at Schloss Kremsegg in Kremsmunster and apparently refinished it to all-over black late in the 1980s.
In the early 1990s, it was sold to another Austrian enthusiast, then returned to the United Kingdom as part of a significant collection a decade later.
The current caretaker acquired the car in 2006, after which RM Auto Restoration undertook an extensive cosmetic freshening that included paintwork, a new interior and convertible top. In 2007, the car was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours and at the Amelia Island Concours in 2008.
2021 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,000,000-USD $1,500,000
Sale Price :
USD $1,600,000
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Mercedes-Benz 500K
(Data based on Model Year 1935 sales)
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Normal Roadster by Sindelfingen Chassis#: 123692 Sold for USD$1,655,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet A Chassis#: 105379 Sold for USD$1,710,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | |
1937 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet C by Sindelfingen Chassis#: 113715 Sold for USD$692,500 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet by Saoutchik Chassis#: 123696 Sold for USD$1,710,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Three-Position Roadster by Windovers Chassis#: 123699 Sold for USD$1,600,000 2021 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Cabriolet A Chassis#: 123779 Sold for USD$1,766,009 2020 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Roadster Chassis#: 105380 Sold for USD$5,916,336 2016 Bonhams : The Chantilly Sale | |
1935 MERCEDES-BENZ 500K 'SPECIAL ROADSTER' Chassis#: 113688 Sold for USD$1,221,346 2015 Bonhams : The Frederiksen Auction | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500/540 K Cabriolet A by Sindelfingen Chassis#: 105384 Sold for USD$3,025,000 2015 RM Sotheby's : Amelia Island | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet A Chassis#: 105379 Sold for USD$2,750,000 2013 Gooding and Company - The Scottsdale Auction | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Roadster by Sindelfingen Chassis#: 105380 Sold for USD$3,767,500 2011 RM Auctions at Monterey | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Cabriolet Chassis#: 130859 Sold for USD$1,418,725 2007 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500/540K Sold for USD$1,650,000 2006 Worldwide Auctions - Houston Classic 2006 |
Mercedes-Benz 500Ks That Failed To Sell At Auction
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Normal Roadster by Sindelfingen | 123692 | 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $1,400,000 | $1,800,000 | |
1935 MERCEDES-BENZ 500K CABRIOLET A | 113717 | 2016 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $2,200,000 | $2,600,000 | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500k Cabriolet C | 113715 | 2016 Bonhams : The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale | $550,000 | $650,000 | |
1935 MERCEDES-BENZ 500K CABRIOLET C | 113715 | 2016 Bonhams The MercedesBenz Sale | $620,000 | $930,000 | |
1935 MERCEDES-BENZ 500 K CABRIOLET | 123696 | 2016 Bonhams The MercedesBenz Sale | $4,600,000 | $5,400,000 | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500k Roadster | 123686 | 2016 Motostalgia : Amelia Island Auction | $1,900,000 | $2,250,000 | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet by Windovers | 113631 | 2012 Coys Blenheim Palace | $280,000 | $350,000 | |
1935 MERCEDES BENZ 500 K replica | CA951569 | 2011 McCormicks Auction #50 Palm Springs CA | $19,500 | ||
1935 MERCEDES 500K REPLICA | CA951569 | 2010 McCormick's Auction #49 Palm Springs, CA | $18,500 | ||
1935 Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 500 Landaulet | 10 113 559 | 2007 Bonhams Les Grandes Marques a Monaco | $300,000 | $400,000 | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Cabriolet B | 113626 | 2005 Bonhams Sports, Competition & Collectors' Motor Cars, F1 Memorabilia, Automobilia & Models | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster | 2003 Vintage Motor Cars at Amelia Island | $2,275,000 |
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