AUSSIE 'OUTBACK MERCEDES' COULD FETCH $1MILLION
A 1909 35hp Mercedes that spent more than 50 years working on remote outback farms
could sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming Bonhams auction in
Stuttgart, Germany.
The car, which has a sales estimate of €480,000-680,000
($727,000-$1.03million), is being offered on 12 July as part of a selection of 40 vehicles at the Bonhams sale at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
The 1909 Mercedes served as the station master's car at Isis Downs, an isolated sheep station in Queensland, from 1914 to the early 1930s, when it was sold to a neighbouring farm.
The 5.3 litre, shaft-drive car then spent another three decades on the land until it
was finally rescued and restored in the 1960s. Now its Australian owner has
chosen to sell the vehicle at the home of the marque in Germany.
James Knight, Group Motoring Director at Bonhams, said wealthy landowners often
invested in exceptional vehicles like Mercedes and Rolls Royces because they
were built with the quality to withstand the rigours of rural life.
"Mercedes were widely regarded as the first modern automobile right from the beginning
when they were unveiled in 1901," Mr Knight said.
"The 1909 Mercedes offered for sale retains many of the marques' original features,
and has the honour of being quite possibly the world’s oldest shaft-driven 35hp
Mercedes."
Bonhams, one of the world’s largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques, recently
announced a strategic partnership with Mercedes-Benz to present unique,
single-marque vehicle sales at the car maker's spectacular museum in
Stuttgart.
Enquiries: Emma Miller, Bonhams Australia
m: +61 (0) 401 642 535
e: [email protected]
A 1909 35hp Mercedes that spent more than 50 years working on remote outback farms
could sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming Bonhams auction in
Stuttgart, Germany.
The car, which has a sales estimate of €480,000-680,000
($727,000-$1.03million), is being offered on 12 July as part of a selection of 40 vehicles at the Bonhams sale at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
The 1909 Mercedes served as the station master's car at Isis Downs, an isolated sheep station in Queensland, from 1914 to the early 1930s, when it was sold to a neighbouring farm.
The 5.3 litre, shaft-drive car then spent another three decades on the land until it
was finally rescued and restored in the 1960s. Now its Australian owner has
chosen to sell the vehicle at the home of the marque in Germany.
James Knight, Group Motoring Director at Bonhams, said wealthy landowners often
invested in exceptional vehicles like Mercedes and Rolls Royces because they
were built with the quality to withstand the rigours of rural life.
"Mercedes were widely regarded as the first modern automobile right from the beginning
when they were unveiled in 1901," Mr Knight said.
"The 1909 Mercedes offered for sale retains many of the marques' original features,
and has the honour of being quite possibly the world’s oldest shaft-driven 35hp
Mercedes."
Bonhams, one of the world’s largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques, recently
announced a strategic partnership with Mercedes-Benz to present unique,
single-marque vehicle sales at the car maker's spectacular museum in
Stuttgart.
Enquiries: Emma Miller, Bonhams Australia
m: +61 (0) 401 642 535
e: [email protected]