Stars under the hammer - Bonhams at the Mercedes Museum on March 28, 2015

TEXTMarch 13, 2015 · 4 min

Bruno von Rotz, automatically translated

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) - offered as lot 117 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 280 S Saloon (1975) - offered as lot 102 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 380 SL Convertible (1983) - offered as lot 103 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG (2003) - offered as lot 104 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Convertible with Hardtop (1965) - offered as lot 105 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S 'Heckflosse' Saloon (1961) - offered as lot 106 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 500 SL Sports Convertible with Hardtop (1986) - offered as lot 107 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S Coupé (1958) - offered as lot 108 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster (1960) - offered as lot 109 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Roadster with Hardtop (1970) - offered as lot 110 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 250 SE Cabriolet (1967) - offered as lot 111 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (1960) - offered as lot 112 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1962) - offered as lot 114 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 500 Saloon (1993) - offered as lot 115 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406A tipper 4x4 (1974) - offered as lot 116 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz SL 320 Convertible with Hardtop (1997) - offered as lot 118 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A (1938) - offered as lot 119 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Clubsport Roadster (1955) - offered as lot 120 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Benz Ideal 4 1/2 hp Single Cylinder Vis-à-vis (1900) - offered as lot 121 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 220 Cabriolet A (1952) - offered as lot 122 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 500 SL (1986) - offered as lot 123 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Coupé (1970) - offered as lot 124 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Limousine (1973) - offered as lot 125 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 15/75 hp Mannheim 370 S Roadster (1931) - offered as lot 126 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (1961) - offered as lot 127 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (1961) - offered as lot 128 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM Competition Saloon (1996) - offered as lot 129 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet A (1954) - offered as lot 130 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S 'Ponton' Cabriolet (1958) - offered as lot 131 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE 'Ponton' Cabriolet (1958) - offered as lot 132 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 600 Saloon (1968) - offered as lot 133 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 double cab 4x4 (1975) - offered as lot 134 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S 'Ponton' Cabriolet (1958) - offered as lot 135 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Roadster with Hardtop (1970) - offered as Lot 136 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster Hardtop (1957) - offered as lot 137 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 770 Cabriolet D (W 07) (1931) - offered as lot 138 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300D 'Adenauer' Limousine (1958) - offered as lot 139 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 Saloon (1979) - offered as lot 140 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Coupé with sliding steel (1957) - offered as lot 141 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 600 Saloon (1968) - offered as lot 142 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Roadster with Hardtop (1969) - offered as lot 143 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 300 'Adenauer' Saloon (1959) - offered as lot 144 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 600 SL Sports Roadster with Hardtop (1992) - offered as lot 145 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 280 S Saloon (1975) - angeboten als Lot 102 an der Bonhams Mercedes-Benz-Versteigerung in Stuttgart 2015

Mercedes-Benz 380 SL Convertible (1983) - angeboten als Lot 103 an der Bonhams Mercedes-Benz-Versteigerung in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG (2003) - angeboten als Lot 104 an der Bonhams Mercedes-Benz-Versteigerung in Stuttgart 2015

Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Convertible with Hardtop (1965) - angeboten als Lot 105 an der Bonhams Mercedes-Benz-Versteigerung in Stuttgart 2015

Mercedes-Benz 220 S 'Heckflosse' Saloon (1961) - angeboten als Lot 106 an der Bonhams Mercedes-Benz-Versteigerung in Stuttgart 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 500 SL Sports Convertible with Hardtop (1986) - angeboten als Lot 107 an der Bonhams Mercedes-Benz-Versteigerung in Stuttgart 2015

On March 28, 2015, Bonhams will hold an auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart for the second time since 2014. 44 vehicles, including a bicycle, will be on offer. The total value of all offers amounts to around EUR 14.2 (CHF 15.2) million. Each car is expected to fetch around EUR 330,000 (CHF 350,000).

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) - offered as lot 117 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

Only Mercedes, Benz and Mercedes-Benz vehicles will be sold. Five are from the pre-war era, 12 from the 1950s and 10 from the 1960s. Four cars, like the SLR McLaren Roadster, are still almost new.

115 years old

The oldest car in the auction, a Benz Ideal 4½ hp single-cylinder Vis-à-vis from 1900, is described as the first automobile with an internal combustion engine that had reasonably satisfactory driving performance.

Benz Ideal 4 1/2 hp Single Cylinder Vis-à-vis (1900) - offered as lot 121 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

A pleasant-to-operate veteran with patina, the vehicle is now expected to cost between 230,000 and 280,000 euros. The Benz should certainly be suitable for London-Brighton.

Four 300 SLs

A total of four 300 SLs will go under the hammer in Stuttgart on March 28, 2015. The silver-colored coupé built in 1955 has been estimated at between €0.95 and €1.25 million, while the three roadsters built between 1957 and 1961 are estimated at between €0.9 and €1.4 million, i.e. at a comparable level to the Gullwing.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (1961) - offered as lot 127 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

The most expensive of the three roadsters is a white disc-brake example from 1961, which was driven by the same family for 48 years.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (1960) - offered as lot 112 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

The brown SL, which the German industrialist Alfried Krupp, chairman of the family steel company Krupp AG in Essen, once bought, is also of historical interest. There is even an order form with his signature.

The amateur racer

The Clubsport package for the 190 SL was only sold in 1955 and 1956, and it turned what was in itself a decent convertible into a serious racing car, as demonstrated by its victory in the two-litre class at the Casablanca Grand Prix in the 1950s.The ex-Weckerle 190 SL is now expected to find a new owner at Bonhams for between 250,000 and 300,000 euros.

Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Clubsport Roadster (1955) - offered as lot 120 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

Never fully restored and judged to be authentic by experts, this SL in particular could be good for a surprise in Stuttgart.

For modern racing

Racing car fans may be interested in Lot 129, a Mercedes-Benz C-Class from 1996 with DTM works car history.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM Competition Saloon (1996) - offered as lot 129 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

Jan Magnussen, Juan Pablo Montoya and Ricardo Zonta once took the wheel of the white special touring car, which has now been estimated at between 350,000 and 450,000 euros.

A 500 SL with only 8000 km

Almost virgin examples of the popular R 107, which was Mercedes' contribution to the convertible segment in the 1970s and 1980s and became a classic during its lifetime, keep turning up.

Mercedes-Benz 500 SL (1986) - offered as lot 123 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

Bonhams can offer a 500 SL from 1986 with just under 7772 km on the clock. Even the original underbody protection is still there. We will find out on March 28, 2015 whether buyers will go along with the estimated price of 75,000 to 90,000 euros.

Wide range on offer

Despite the focus on one brand, the Bonhams auction in Stuttgart offers a wide range of vehicles, from the Unimog to the R 129, from the elegant 540K Cabriolet A to the 600 and 450 SEL 6.9.

Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A (1938) - offered as lot 119 at the Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart 2015

Provided you are interested in stars, there should be something for everyone.

Complete list of offers

The following table shows the vehicles on offer with estimated prices in euros and CHF. Offers without a minimum price are marked with "*". The table can be sorted by clicking on the column headings.

Lot	Vehicle	Year	€ Est from	€ Est to	CHF Est from	CHF Est to	Chassis no.
101	Mercedes Type 8 Ladies' Bicycle *	1925	4000	6000	4300	6400	23006
102	Mercedes-Benz 280 S Saloon *	1975	25000	35000	27000	37000	116020 12 042977
103	Mercedes-Benz 380 SL Convertible *	1983	30000	45000	32000	48000	WDB BA45A3 DB 025093
104	Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG	2003	45000	75000	48000	80000	WDB215.378-1A-026599
105	Mercedes-Benz 230SL Convertible with hardtop	1965	65000	85000	69000	90000	113.042.10012389
106	Mercedes-Benz 220 S 'Tailfin'	1961	25000	35000	27000	37000	111.012-10-049119
107	Mercedes-Benz 500 SL Sports Convertible with hardtop	1986	28000	35000	30000	37000	107.0461A028237
108	Mercedes-Benz 220 S Coupé	1958	60000	80000	64000	85000	180.037N8506709
109	Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster	1960	85000	125000	90000	130000	121.040-10-015797
110	Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Roadster with hardtop	1970	90000	120000	96000	130000	113.044-12-019709
111	Mercedes-Benz 250 SE Cabriolet	1967	55000	75000	58000	80000	111 023-12-088311
112	Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster	1960	900000	1200000	960000	1300000	198.042-10-002539
114	Mercedes-Benz 190 SL	1962	95000	125000	100000	130000	121.040-10-022871
115	Mercedes-Benz E 500 Saloon	1993	40000	60000	43000	64000	WDB 124 036 1C 049913
116	Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406A tipper 4x4	1974	50000	70000	53000	74000	406.120-10-022907
117	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 'Gullwing' Coupé	1955	950000	1250000	1000000	1300000	198.040-55-00049
118	Mercedes-Benz SL 320 Convertible with hardtop	1997	20000	30000	21000	32000	WDB 129 063 1F 515409
119	Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A	1938	2000000	2500000	2100000	2700000	154076
120	Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Clubsport Roadster	1955	250000	300000	270000	320000	121.042-5500594
121	Benz Ideal 4½hp Single Cylinder Vis-à-vis	1900	230000	280000	240000	300000
122	Mercedes-Benz 220 Cabriolet A	1952	80000	120000	85000	130000	2279952
123	Mercedes-Benz 500 SL	1986	75000	90000	80000	96000	WDB107.0461A043322
124	Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Coupé	1970	70000	90000	74000	96000	111.026-12-000881
125	Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Limousine	1973	125000	150000	130000	160000	100.012-12-002236
126	Mercedes-Benz 15/75 hp Mannheim 370 S Roadster	1931	400000	600000	430000	640000	U 83903
127	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster	1961	1000000	1400000	1100000	1500000	198.042-10-002973
128	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster	2007	250000	350000	270000	370000	WDD 199 4761 M001547
129	Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM Competition Saloon	1996	350000	450000	370000	480000	RS 96 02 30
130	Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet A	1954	450000	550000	480000	580000	188-010-4500019
131	Mercedes-Benz 220 S 'Ponton' Cabriolet	1958	85000	125000	90000	130000	180.030N8513310
132	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE 'Ponton' Cabriolet	1958	100000	120000	110000	130000	128.30-10-003320
133	Mercedes-Benz 600 Saloon	1968	90000	110000	96000	120000	100.012-12-001225
134	Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 Double cab 4x4	1975	40000	50000	43000	53000	406.145-10-026284
135	Mercedes-Benz 220 S 'Ponton' Cabriolet	1958	130000	160000	140000	170000	180030N8506104
136	Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Roadster with hardtop	1970	70000	90000	74000	96000	113.044-10-012447
137	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster with hardtop	1957	1000000	1300000	1100000	1400000	198.042-7500203
138	Mercedes-Benz 770 Cabriolet D (W 07)	1931	2300000	2800000	2400000	3000000	85205/R.B07/4
139	Mercedes-Benz 300d 'Adenauer' Limousine	1958	65000	75000	69000	80000	189.010-A8500918
140	Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 Saloon	1979	35000	45000	37000	48000	116.036-12-006269
141	Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Coupé with sliding roof	1957	475000	575000	510000	610000	188.014-7500020
142	Mercedes-Benz 600 Saloon	1968	70000	85000	74000	90000	100.012-12-001210
143	Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Roadster with hardtop	1969	65000	75000	69000	80000	113.044-12-007543
144	Mercedes-Benz 300 'Adenauer' Saloon	1959	45000	65000	48000	69000	189.011-8501027
145	Mercedes-Benz 600 SL Sports Roadster with hardtop *	1992	20000	30000	21000	32000	WDB1290761F069131

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