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THE MERCEDES-BENZ Auction Results
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| 1973 MERCEDES-BENZ 600 PULLMAN LIMOUSINE | |
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Sold for $
144,672 on March 28, 2015 This particular 600 was ordered new by the King of Senegal and is one of the last of the series, incorporating all the updates. Delivered with the optional sunroof installed, the car was kept by the King of Senegal until 1992 when it passed to Mr Peter Werger in Germany. He kept the Mercedes until 1995 before selling it to Mr Martin Voit in Germany, its owner until 2014. There are various service invoices on file from Mercedes-Benz St Ingbert, Germany relating to Mr Voit's ownership. By the commencement of the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz's ever-expanding model range was lacking in only one department: a super prestige saloon to rival the Grosser Mercedes of the past. This gap was filled in September 1963 with the appearance at the Frankfurt International Motor Show of the all-new 600. Representing state-of-the-art automotive engineering in just about every department, the supremely well-equipped newcomer featured an overhead-camshaft, fuel-injected, 6.3-litre V8 engine - Mercedes' first - air suspension with variable ride control, four-speed automatic transmission, all-round disc brakes, power-assisted steering, central locking and separate air conditioning systems for front and rear compartments |
