1934 Mercedes-Benz 200 B

For fairly obvious reasons, few Mercedes-Benz cars reached Britain or America in the late 1930s, which was our loss because, then as now, the company made superb, technically advanced motorcars. Introduced in 1932, the 200 series was unusual for the time in that it had all independent suspension, by transverse leaf spring at the front and by coil springs at the rear. Its six-cylinder engine was mated to a four-speed gearbox of unusual competence and several body styles were available.

Two wheelbases were available and the car we are proud to offer has the 120” long wheelbase configuration which was introduced in 1934. Total production for all 200 models was only 15,622 units so, today, any 200 is a comparatively rare car. No detailed production records exist since the car was assembled at Mercedes-Benz’s Mannheim plant which did not survive the war, but it is reasonable to assume that the long wheelbase cabriolet “B” is among the rarest of the 200...