I’m sure you already know this is one of the most collectible of the early 1950’s Mercedes Benz models. To say that these cars are rare and very difficult to find would be a real understatement. Very seldom does one of these ever come up for sale anymore. Furthermore, this particular body style, called the cabriolet “A” is the most desirable of all of the body styles that were built.

It’s very difficult to find one in this condition too. Naturally, most of the original production is long since gone. Over the last twenty years of so it seems that unfortunately we see less and less of these. So many of them have gone to Europe or the Far East where they are very highly sought after. Now, on the very rare occasion when you might come across one, it’s usually a complete “basket case” needing everything and missing a lot of the important parts that are almost impossible to get . Once in a while you’ll see a beautifully restored example for a lot of money. A really nice 170 or 220 Cabriolet “A” can easily be priced in the one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars (plus) range these days. I heard about a “beyond nice” show car recently selling for one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.

This one is a car to restore and it’s definitely time for a restoration. However, this car starts, runs, drives and stops, etc. right now, which is a tremendous advantage. Now, I have to admit that it may only run well enough to drive it on a trailer but at least it does run. It’s also one of the most solid and complete old Cabriolets I’ve seen in many years . If you want to buy one to restore, it doesn’t get much better then this. If you’ve been down this road before and restored cars previously then you already know how important that is.

The structural wood was always the weakness in these cars. Usually on an un-restored example like this one, the doors will drop a huge amount. You literally have to fully pick them up to close them. I’ve seen them drop so much that they’ll actually hit the fenders & running boards. This car is very different! It has one of the least amounts of “door drop” that I’ve seen in years for an un-restored old cabriolet.

Another great advantage with this particular car is that it’s amazingly solid. Although not totally rust-free, it’s one of the best I’ve seen for an un-restored car in MANY years. I have many additional photos of the chassis that I can email you, if you’re really interested.

Originally, this car was painted a very desirable color combination of dark blue with gray interior. This 170 would be a beautiful car restored, especially in the original colors.

A chance to find one as good as this one to restore is a very rare opportunity these days.

Asking $58,500

Please call Larry at 480-483-2555. If you live out of the U.S. and prefer to email me, the address is ljkay@cox.net.

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