Equipment
Luggage, steel wheels, recessed rear deck spare with chrome cover, backup light, Bosch head and fog lights, radio, mother of pearl instrument panel, banjo spoke steering wheel, opening vee windshield.
Condition
#4 Fair
Has visible flaws to the naked eye. Runs fine, but could use mechanical or cosmetic attention.
Factory replacement engine. Poor old repaint, pitted, peeling chrome, dirty, dry underbody, cracked, worn interior but complete and good as a pattern. Sound body. Runs and drives but the starter failed, is being rebuilt and will be supplied to the buyer when it is completed. Filthy engine. 1953 Connecticut inspection sticker. Runs and drives.
Market commentary
Bid to $650,000 on the block, closed later at this price. An unusual combination of a Mannheim L-head chassis with Sindelfingen open sporting coachwork. It was offered at the Dragone brothers auction two years ago where it was reportedly bid to $850,000 although no actual bidding was apparent during the sale. The result here is unusually strong for a Mannheim M-B, especially in contemplation of a complete and expensive strip and rebuild and the seller should be very pleased to get this much for it.