Highest Sale Value. USD$7,480,000. Data based on 8 auction sales. About the data. Examine the data. Current Year Average : $533,500 ( -143.06% vs avg. sale value) note: The images shown are representations of the 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K and not necessarily vehicles that have been bought or sold at auction. The most expensive car ever sold in the state is a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster. The vehicle is considered one of the finest interwar automobile ever and was coach built in just 419 Owner Jim Patterson acquired the 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster for $9.9 million at the 2022 Monterey Car Week. It was originally delivered to the King of Afghanistan in September 1937 Story by Mark Vaughn • 1w. Mercedes took its all-time record 10th Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours when Jim Patterson’s 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Long-Tail Special Roadster won. The As for mechanicals, the 540K replica rides on an “Adenauer chassis,” a name usually used in reference to the Mercedes 300d. The 300d was produced from 1957 to 1962 as a luxury four-door tourer, and shared most mechanicals with the 300 SL Gullwing. The sale does not include an engine, and buyers will have to do some soul searching there. Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster (W 29) won the prestigious “Best of Show” title at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2023. The sporty luxury car prevailed over a top-class field of exclusive classic cars in the jury vote at the final event of Pebble Beach Automotive Week. This victory is the tenth “Best of Show” title for Results Per Page. There are 3 new and used classic Mercedes-Benz 540Ks listed for sale near you on ClassicCars.com with prices starting as low as $38,495. Find your dream car today. The 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster once owned by Baroness Gisela Josephine von Krieger will be offered for sale by Gooding and Co. at its Monterey auction in August. The car is rare TSy5K16.