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1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Sports Roadster (1/25) (fs)
The Berlin Auto Show in the spring of 1934 saw the introduction of a new
series of high speed touring cars from the Stuttgart firm of Daimler
Benz, A.G. They were the supercharged eight cylinder Mercedes known as
the model 500K. The 500 referred to the engine's 5 liter displacement
and the K stood for Kompressor, the german term for supercharger. Of the
tree cars exhibited at the auto show, one was to become a most sought
after collector's item, the Special Sports Roadster.
Issued in 1967 and made in the USA.
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