Vehicle Description
You will never believe your eyes. Caruso Classic Cars is featuring:
This magnificent 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster! The
owner created templates from Bill Harrah's (of Harrah's Casino)
original 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster to full
reproduction. Starting with the duplicated chassis made to original
specifications with 130+ pieces of chrome, the hood is metal and
the body is fiberglass replicated to the exact 17' size of the
original car in Germany. It is powered by a 560 Mercedes V-8 fuel
injected motor, 4 speed automatic transmission with independent
front and rear suspension. Power disk brakes all around and power
rack and pinion steering, with a Mercedes rear end, and 16" tires
are radial with spoke rims. The hubcaps are the only non-original
concept on the body of the car (the original hub caps screwed on,
the hub caps here are clamped on). The interior is immaculate
starting from the imported Mother-of-Pearl to recreate the
instrument panel to the chromed dual glove boxes. This concept
began when the owner spent 3 days painstakingly taking measurements
of Bill Harrah's original 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
to obtain all specifications (estimated at approximately 1 million)
then created all of the molds for every part of the car, the jig
for the chassis, and the masters for every piece of chrome on the
car. All instruments were reproduced to the same size and placement
as the original, and the lights were reproduced by Bosh. The Hartz
convertible top is black, and also reproduced identical to the
original manual specifications. This past summer (2016) this
automobile took top prize at the Mercedes-Benz annual event held in
New England, winning numerous awards including "Best in Class" but
actually won "Best at Show" - which means every class, every model
and every category, it won 1st place. This automobile is absolutely
stunning. It is registered as new, 1936 Mercedes-Benz, with a
registration year of 2015. For more information, please contact Bob
781-366-5090.
