1937 Mercedes-Benz 170V

VIN: 155383

$122,440

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Artcurial

  • Location

    Paris, FR

  • Event date

    Jun 16 - Jun 17, 2003

  • Lot

    9

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    155383

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  • Body style

    Roadster

  • Interior Color

    Beige leather, Black top

  • Exterior Color

    Red

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

White steering wheel, whitewall tires, chrome wrapped inset rear spare. Reportedly origilly bought by Warner Bros for a Clark Gable, Mae West movie, then bought by Gable and given to a script girl. Eventually found by a Hungarian aristocrat ... in bad condition in a corner of a studio and restored but sold in 1990 after divorcing Princess Marischka von Scegedin. Then he went back to Hungary. Well restored and very presentable. Rolf Meyer collection.

Market commentary

This price is extravagant by any objective measure, an automobile of no particular distinction except for its rather bizarre story. If Gable gave it to a script girl how did it remain on the back of a movie lot to be discovered by the Count

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