To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Munich Auction event, 20 November 2026.

• Four-door Cabriolet D body by Sindelfingen; delivered to Stuttgart in March 1939
• Presents in two-tone green with a dark green soft top and dark green leather interior
• Excellent condition; more than €53,000 spent on restoration across 2020 and 2021
• Accompanied by Mercedes-Benz Classic correspondence, restoration invoices, and two-piece fitted luggage set

A letter from Mercedes-Benz Classic, which is available to view on file, confirms that chassis number 169804 was delivered new in Stuttgart on 21 March 1939. Following its initial road registration four months later in July, a full ownership timeline for the 230 Cabriolet D is not presently known. The vendor advises that they bought the car in 2020, when it was partway through a restoration that started in 2016. They then commissioned the remainder of the rebuild.

The 2.2-litre inline-four motor was overhauled in September 2020 by engine specialist Michael Plass Motoreninstandsetzung in Plauen; the invoices total €12,378. The transformation was then handed over to classic vehicle expert Mario Schrank of Die Oldtimermanufaktur in Kaltennordheim-Fischbach. Through to April 2021, a new exhaust system was fitted while the electrics, brakes, and suspension were renewed. The car was refinished in its present two-tone green colour combination, a new convertible roof fitted, and the interior trimmed in dark green for a final cost of €41,017.

Accompanied by a two-piece luggage set for the boot, this exceptionally well-turned-out 230 Cabriolet D is ready to charm its next discerning owner.
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