Offered from a prominent US-based collection of show winners, the impeccably restored left-hand drive Ace, which had retained its original aluminum bodywork and matching numbers engine, had itself won many trophies at major Concours d’Elegances. 
In its slipstream was a very special ‘barn find’ Mercedes-Benz, surely one of the last unrestored 300S Roadsters, of which only 141 were produced. This largely original motorcar had spent many decades of its later life off the road and was offered as an exciting restoration project and a rare opportunity to restore one of the finest post-war high performance luxury automobiles to its former glory. 

Nine of the top ten-selling collector motorcars at the Bonhams sale had crossed the Atlantic, representing the greatest European and Brit
ish automotive names.