Christie's held its auction during Retromobile, during which the bids often proved just as amazing as the cars themselves. The 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A pictured here went for a cool $1.6
million Saturday. The buyer was listed as "Europe Private," whatever that means. Even now, the car's stats are on the high-powered end, with an eight-cylinder, 5,4000 cc-engine and a maximum horsepower of 180. Previous versions of the car raced during the 1920s in the German Grand Prix and the European Hillclimb Championship.
The $1.6 million Mercedes-Benz
Christie’s held its auction during Retromobile, during which the bids often proved just as amazing as the cars themselves. The 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A pictured here went for a cool $1.6 million Saturday. The buyer was listed as "Europe Private," whatever that means. Even now, the car’s stats are on the high-powered end, with […]
