- Original mileage of just under 53,000 km since delivery
- One of only 83 Mercedes 540 K Cabriolet A produced and one of less than 50 in this late body style
- Delivered new to Milan, with only six known owners in total, in family ownership in Germany for over 40 years from 1980
- Attractive color scheme in two-tone green, the excellently preserved original green leather also reflects the low mileage
- Very original vehicle, engine "matching numbers"
- The car was technically overhauled by a Mercedes compressor specialist in 2019 and recently received an extensive inspection

According to the extract from the commission book, this Mercedes Benz 540 K Cabriolet A was delivered on October 21, 1937 via the Milan Mercedes Benz agency. The first owner was Carlo Saporiti, an industrialist in Italy, who had ordered the car at the time at a price of around 22,000 Reichsmarks. He kept the sporty convertible until shortly after the Second World War and then bequeathed it to an automobile museum in Milan, where it remained for around 20 years.
In the mid-1960s, the 540 K went to a Swiss banker in Basel, who already valued the car as a collector's item. After all, the vehicle was already almost 30 years old at the time. He then had a comprehensive and professional restoration carried out in 1970, with the exception of the engine. The monumental eight-cylinder in-line engine only received an extensive overhaul a few years later (1978).
A year later, the supercharged Mercedes moved to its fourth owner (name unknown) in the south of Germany. It is said that the buyer drove the car from Switzerland to its new home on his own wheels, because he (and we) were convinced that such cars were still intended and made for driving. In 1980, an article on this very vehicle and its history appeared in the renowned German trade magazine "Auto Motor und Sport". It was up for sale again and, at a price of DM 350,000, was described as the most expensive vehicle in Germany at the time. Shortly afterwards, the 540 K passed to its next owner in Germany (name unknown). He and the next generation of the family remained loyal to the car for a whole 40 years (!).
During this time, the car was used and shown at numerous rallies and events, which is also underpinned by contemporary photographic material. In the 1980s, for example, it participated several times in the top-class 'Monte Carlo Rally for Historic Vehicles', where it shone among similar high-quality collectors' cars.
In 2019, the 540 K underwent a comprehensive partial overhaul at a specialist workshop for compressor Mercedes, including cylinder head repair and paintwork, bringing it up to a very good technical and visual standard. A precise list of the scope of this work, worth around EUR 80,000, is available. A year later, the car was then sold to its current owner via EBERHARD THIESEN, who integrated it into his collection. The vehicle recently underwent an extensive inspection.
With its original engine, original bodywork and original leather interior without creases, this Mercedes 540 K Cabriolet A is in extremely good condition for a pre-war car. The low mileage of only 53,000 km (!) since delivery also speaks for this. Of the 500/540 K models, the Cabriolet A is probably the most attractive version and one of the most beautiful German automobiles of its era. Whether a special roadster is even more beautiful is in the eye of the beholder. However, it cost around five times as much. With only 83 examples - less than 50 of them in this late version - this Cabriolet A is also an asset to any collection anyway.