Mercedes Benz 10 / 40 / 65 Sport - 1924 Serial number: 27241 Engine: in-line front-mounted 4-cylinder, 3 main bearings Bore x stroke: 80 x 130 mm Capacity: 2 614 cc Timing gear: vertical shaft driven SOHC Intake: 1 Daimler carburettor and 1 Roots-type blower Maximum power: 65 bhp @ 2 800 rpm Transmission: 4-ratio + R manual gearbox Chassis frame: U-section side and cross members Body: 2-seat racing body in aluminium Front suspension: solid axle, semi-elliptic springs and friction shock absorbers Rear suspension: solid axle, semi-elliptic springs and Hartford friction shock absorbers Wheelbase: 2 765 mm Front track: 1 340 mm Rear track: 1 300 mm Dry weight: 1 150 kg (chassis only) Brakes: 2 rear drums Wheels: 21" central locking wire wheels Tyres: 5.00/6.00 x 21 Michelin Performance: 140 kph/87 mph max. speed Production: 1921-1924 At Daimler's, from 1916 onwards, supercharging had been tested to improve the aero-engine power. Paul Daimler, the chief-engineer of the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, was also an enthusiast of this technique and he had different systems tested before choosing the Roots design in 1918. Research was then restricted to the automobile engines, first on the Knight-type engine (valveless), then on conventional engines. The 6/25/28 and 10/40/65 models were produced from 1921 to 1924. The Mercedes 10/40/65 of the sale, chassis #27241, was sold in Germany on the 9th of November 1924 then shipped to Rumania. It had a cabriolet body. Seized by the authorities in the Fifties, it was kept in a museum for 30 years. In 1989, the son of the first owner could get back his father's car which was sent back to Germany. In 1991 he was obliged to sell the car which was bought by an American living in Texas. Mr. Curtis Graf had the car thoroughly restored and drove it in events like 'The Great American Race" and the "Mille Miglia of Colorado Grande" in 1992. Then Rolf Meyer bought the car and had the engine overhauled by his mechanic who fitted forged Mahle pistons. The crankshaft, the oil pump and the valves are new ones. The carburettor, the (bigger) blower and the ignition system are not original. The gearbox and the radiator are original, the latter having been repaired. The cabriolet body had been replaced by a two-seat sports body looking like the sports model of the Stuttgart Museum. This body is fitted to the shortened original chassis. It is finished in white with a black hood. The car is sold with two spare wheels and a black tonneau-cover. It is also fitted with an alternator instead of a dynamo, a modern air-filter, a disposable oil filter, a double electric fan and an American Hadco distributor. This is a very fast car at the wheel of which Rolf Meyer had competed in the 2000 Mille Miglia. European title FIVA identity card Ex American title available €150/250 000