1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 Coupe

The Mercedes-Benz 300 S was the first luxury car that the Mercedes factory produced after World War II.

This 300 S Coupe is the second one built. Mercedes built just 216 of these models over a four-and-a-half-year production run. It was delivered through the European car importer Max Hoffman of New York for its first owner Dr. Floyd W. McRace, a well-respected surgeon in Atlanta. he traded his Mercedes 540K Cabriolet C plus $10,000 for this car, which underlines how expensive these cars were when new. In 1969, Dr. McRae sold it to the car's current owner, Gran Wilerm, when Grant was just 17 years old, and he drove it as his regular car for the next 8 years of school. The 300 S is the postwar equivalent to the famous Mercedes 540K from the late 1930s, but with a modern suspension design for superior drivability and comfort. At its launch in 1952, the Mercedes 300 S coupe was described in the 1952 Life Yearbook as a car that 'combined luxury and quietness with a sports car's raciness and speed.' This car is completely original and features an exceedingly rare license plate frame with internal lighting and fabric-wrapped grab bars. A full restoration was completed in 2018.