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06/11/2026 10:32 am
Made for the new Autobahn, the Mercedes-Benz 540 Kompressor cabriolet (W29) of 1936 was built for speed. Its 5.4 liter straight 8 was outfitted with a Roots-type supercharger that produced 180 HP giving the car a top end of 105 mph. As an option, a 5 speed manual was available to help squeeze a few more mph's. This particular model, by CMC, is the Cabriolet B variant that has a larger greenhouse with rear quarter windows and dual fender mounted spares. The coachwork here is the in-house body built at the Mercedes plant in Sindelfigen. These cabriolets were built by special order for elites and hence only 419 units were ever built, making restored survivors commanding upwards to $3 million at auction.
This topic was modified 2 days ago by Rich Sufficool
06/11/2026 11:58 am
Fine images of these superb replicas ! They certainly are quite colorful and would be real standouts on display in one's collection.
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06/11/2026 3:34 pm
Very nice model but I find that shade of blue not suitable for an automobile of this stature. Just my thoughts. The model was probably modeled after a 1:1.
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07/11/2026 12:53 pm
Another informative post. I bought the red one in August of this year.