1928 Mercedes-Benz S 26/180 Boattail Speedster

Make Mercedes-Benz
Year 1928
Chassis Number 35313
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Pebble Beach 2010
Auction Date 15/08/2010
Lot Number 127
Result sold
Sold For $3,740,000
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Chassis: 35313
Featured in the 1935 film Sylvia Scarlett with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant
Participant in the Famous 1932 Muroc Match Race
Presented in Sensational, Unrestored Condition
Offered Through Public Sale for the First Time Ever
A Truly Legendary Supercharged Mercedes-Benz
Matching-Numbers S-Type Chassis
One-Off Aluminum Coachwork by Murphy
Fascinating, Well-Documented Hollywood Provenance
6,789 CC SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
Twin Updraft Carburetors Roots-Type Supercharger
180 BHP at 3,000 RPM (Blower Engaged)
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes
Suspension by Live Axles and Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
1928 Mercedes-Benz S 26/180 Boattail Speedster