1934–36 (500K), 1936–39 (540K) Number Produced: 15 (500K) and 15 (540K Spezial Roadsters, estimated) SCM Valuation: $2,678,000 (500K Spezial Roadster), $8,250,000 (540K Spezial Roadster) Tune Up Cost: $2,500 (estimated) Chassis Number Location: Factory identification plate on side of cowl: Engine Number Location: Driver’s side rear of
He came up with a pushrod overhead valve design for the straight-eight engine, and the all-independent suspension on the Typ 380 was something he had pioneered on the Typ 170 sedan. At the Paris Salon in October of 1936, Mercedes-Benz introduced the highly refined successor to the 500K, the 540K.
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