The Mercedes-Benz 500 K was the car of the rich and the beautiful. Together with the representative Grand Mercedes, the elegant 500 K sports car was the brand’s show-piece in the 1930s. Of the eight different bodywork versions of the 500 K, the special roadster was the most appealing, the most elegant and – at a price of 28,000 Reichsmark (roughly equivalent to 98000 EUR) – the most expensive.

• Cylinders 8
• Displacement 306 cu in
• Output 100 hp (74 kW)
• at engine speed 3400/min
• Top speed 100 mph
• Production period 1934-1936
• Units produced 34