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Delivered new through the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Paris on March 4, 1936, this 500 K combines the 'Cabriolet A' body style with many elements normally found on the 'Spezial Roadster' like the V-shaped windshield. Accordingly the car was listed on the factory data sheet as a 'Spezial Cabriolet A' and was most likely the only one built to this specification. The car's first owner was Argentinian multi-millionaire Arturo Lopez Willshaw.
Among the striking machine's subsequent owners were Gianni Agnelli, Yoshiyuki Hayashi and more recently Bernie Ecclestone. It was from the latter that the current custodian acquired the car at RM Auctions' inaugural London Sale in October of 2007. He immediately submitted the Spezial Cabriolet A to a complete restoration. Chassis 130859 has since made several public appearances including at the 2009 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este and 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it is pictured here.
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500 K Spezial Cabriolet A
