RM Auctions: Automobiles of Amelia Island
March 13, 2010
ADMISSION:
Admission to this sale requires the purchase of the offical auction catalog for $100. The catalog will admit two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
The Ritz-Carlton
4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Amelia Island, Florida
32034
SALE DATES:
March 13, 2010
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(viewing starts at 9:00 AM)
PREVIEW DATES:
March 12, 2010
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
March 11, 2010
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Chassis No.
1870120034553
Estimate:
$120,000-$150,000 US
80 bhp, 2,195 cc overhead camshaft inline six-cylinder engine, four-speed synchromesh transmission, four wheel independent suspension, and power assisted four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Wheelbase: 112"
The Mercedes-Benz company started building cars again right after the war in 1946. Since development had halted during the war, they resumed production on prewar designs. As an Austrian expatriate who had taken up residence in New York in the 1930