1936 Mercedes-Benz 290K Cabriolet A

This is a one-off with body by Sindelfingen, the company's in-house coachbuilder. It has been restored to the original color configuration it wore when it left the factory in 1936. It has a straight six engine of 2.9-liters with 68 horsepower and three-speed transmission. Though smaller, one can see many details of the larger and more powerful 500K and 540K of the same era. The 290 series was distinguished y its lack of external exhaust pipes.

Both the 230 and the 290 were more traditional representations of Mercedes designs. Mercedes produced 2929 290 vehicles during the production years from 1934 through 1936.