1938 Mercedes Benz 320n Cabriolet A

Most 320s were completed with rather formal coachwork, though there was also a Tourer, a Roadster and various Cabriolets to choose from. Of the latter, the two-door Cabriolet B is best known, but this example is fitted with the more sporting two-door Cabriolet A body with two front seats, a third seat set at 90 degrees across the rear, and twin spare wheels on the boot. Stylish and imposing, the 320 Cabriolets had few peers as exemplars of open-top motoring in the grand manner, affording their fortunate owners 500K style but without their considerable purchase and running costs. This striking 320 Cabriolet A’s earliest history has yet to be uncovered, but it was reportedly confiscated during WWII, presumably for military purposes. By the 1960s, the car was with a private owner in the United States and it is believed that he sold the Mercedes-Benz to a European businessman the mid-1980s. In 2007, the 320 Cabriolet A returned to its native Germany and subsequently was subject to a no-expens