1936 Mercedes-Benz 290
$49,950
Photos for this listing are on their way. In the meantime, the seller's own photos are on the original listing, linked below.
Price check
The asking price is $49,950. Across the 1 cars of this model currently listed here, the typical asking price is $49,950, so this car sits in line with that typical figure.
Details
| Year | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Model | 290 |
| Series | Series not recorded |
| Chassis | Chassis not recorded |
| Mileage | Mileage not stated |
| Transmission | Not recorded |
| Condition | Hemmings listing in Astoria, NY — the harvest captured no condition description for this car; the seller's full description is on the Hemmings page. |
| Seller | Hemmings seller |
| Listed by | Hemmings |
| Location | Astoria, NY |
About this car
Hemmings listing in Astoria, NY. Offered on Hemmings in Astoria, NY.
What the photos show
- The lead photo is a black-and-white 1952 US Forces Germany shot of this car in service, nice provenance, but it tells you nothing about today's condition.
- Today's color photos show paint gone and surface rust over nearly every panel, so this is a full body restoration, not a preservation job.
- The convertible top is collapsed and rotted, with torn fabric and the frame heaped on the rear deck, so a complete new top and frame rebuild is in the budget.
- Inside, the driver's floor is rotted through with gravel visible under the car, so structural metal work comes before any cosmetics.
- Seats are worn, dry and split, and the door trim is tired, so a full retrim joins the list.
- The wood dash and gauges survive surprisingly complete, one of the few areas that may restore rather than replace.
- The engine is present but bare and corroded, with manifolds off and fittings exposed, so budget a full engine rebuild on top of the body work.
- Chrome and bumpers are rusted and pitted throughout, so rechroming is another major line item.
- Can't judge the underside as a whole — no dedicated undercarriage photo appears, though the holed floor already answers part of that question.
Money: at $49,950 you are buying rarity and the 1952 photo story, not condition — a pre-war cabriolet restoration will cost several times the ask, so this only works as a long-term project bought for the car's significance.
Interested in this car? View the original listing at Hemmings — the sale is handled by the seller on their own site.
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