Monterey Car Week 2022 – Mercedes Auction Results

Monterey Auction Results 2022 – Collectible Mercedes

Monterey Car Week 2022 is in the rear view mirror. As usual, it was a fabulous week full of great cars, fun with other car guys and the great events that only take place in Monterey. Of course, a huge part of the week are the collector car auctions held around the Peninsula… five of them this year. We attended a number of live auctions over the course of the week and were happy to see a very, very strong collector car market in action. Despite the economic and geopolitical political factors that so many were sure would affect collector car sales during this special week in August, prices were strong and sell through rates were high. It seems collector car enthusiasts are still interested in putting cool cars in their garages, no matter what might be happening in the world around them. According to Hagerty Insider the total for all cars sold in Monterey across all the auctions was $469 Million, the highest total sales figure ever.

We’ve compiled a list of all the Mercedes-Benz cars that crossed the various auction blocks in Monterey. Of the 75 Mercedes offered, only 7 failed to meet reserve, and five of those were at the Mecum auction. There were few ‘deals’ to be had and a lot of cars were sold above their high estimates.

We’ve sorted the Mercedes offered in Monterey from oldest to newest. You will see the description of the car, the auction company’s lot number, a letter or two, representing the auction company sold the car and the final sale price with buyer’s premium… the actual amount the car cost the high bidder / new owner. The buyer’s premium among most auction companies, the new post-pandemic industry standard, is 12% on the first $250,000 and 10% on the balance above $250,000. The few no sales are highlighted in RED. We pulled these results from the very handy ‘Hammer Price’ app. If you don’t have this app on your phone yet and like to keep up with collector car auctions, you need to download it from the app store today, it’s a great tool.

B = Bonhams ($28.4 Million total sales*)
BA = Broad Arrow Group ($55.3 Million total sales*)
G = Gooding & Co. ($109.5 Million total sales*)
M = Mecum ($52.1 Million total sales, according to mecum.com)
RM = RM Sotheby’s ($239 Million total sales*)
* Sales figures as reported by Sportscar Market Magazine online August 23, 2022

Collectible Mercedes-Benz Cars Offered in Monterey 2022

1926 15/70/100 HP Type 400 Pullman Sedan – Lot 92 – BA – $50,400
1935 500K Cab by Soutchik – Lot 118 – RM – $1,710,000
1935 500K Normal Roadster by Sindelfingen – Lot 140 – RM – $1,250,000 NS
1936 540K Cab A by Sindelfingen – Lot 113 – RM – $1,875,000
1936 500K Normal Roadster by Sindelfingen – Lot 123 – RM – $1,270,000
1937 500K Cabriolet C by Sindelfingen – Lot 145 – RM $692,500
1937 540K Special Roadster by Sindelfingen – Lot 108 – RM – $9,905,000
1937 540K Cab A by Sindelfingen – Lot 159 – G – $3,085,000
1938 540K Drophead Coupe by Lancefield – Lot 133 – RM – $1,050,000
1938 540K Cabriolet A by Sindelfingen – Lot 143 – RM – $1,132,500
1939 540K Cab A by Sindelfingen – Lot 137 – RM – $1,435,000
1939 540K Special Cab A by Sindelfingen – Lot 128 – RM – $1,765,000
1939 540 K Spezial Roadster by Sindelfingen – Lot 34 – BA – $6,250,000 NS
1952 300S Cab A – Lot 116 – RM – $401,000
1952 220 Cab A ‘Butterflies & Roses’ by Yamagata – Lot 265 – RM – $117,600
1953 300 S Roadster – Lot 70 – B – $445,000
1955 300Sc Coupe – Lot 129 – RM – $439,500
1955 190 SLR Conversion – Lot 213 – RM – $252,000
1955 300 SL Gullwing “Alloy” – Lot 311 – RM – $5,010,000
1955 300 SL Gullwing – Lot 60 – G – $2,040,000
1955 190 SL – Lot 91.1 – M – $106,700
1956 300 SL Gullwing – Lot 69 – B – $1,737,500
1956 300 SL Gullwing – Lot 54 – BA – $1,627,500
1956 300 SL Gullwing – Lot 327 – RM – $1,655,000
1957 300Sc Cabriolet – Lot 139 – RM – $478,000
1957 220 S Cabriolet – Lot 122 – G – $307,500
1957 300 SL Roadster – Lot 139 – G – $1,600,000
1958 190 SL – Lot 16 – B – $218,400
1958 300 SL Roadster – Lot 81 – B – $1,039,000
1959 220 SE Cab – Lot 113 – B – $162,400
1959 300 SL Roadster – Lot 49 – M – $1,485,000

1960 220SE Cab – Lot 226 – RM – $179,200
1961 190 SL – Lot 209 – RM – $229,600
1961 300 SL Roadster – Lot 68 – M – $875,000 NS
1961 190 SL – Lot 116 – M – $123,750
1962 300 SL Roadster (disc brake / alloy block) – Lot 318 – RM – $1,380,000
1962 300 SL (disc brake / alloy block) – Lot 41 – G – $1,572,500
1962 190 SL – Lot 119 – B – $224,000
1962 220 SEb Cab – Lot 130 – B – $112,000
1962 300 SL Roadster (disc brake / alloy block) – Lot 62 – M – $1,705,000
1963 300 SL Roadster (disc brake / alloy block) – Lot 225 – RM – $2,095,000
1964 230 SL Coupe Pininfarina – Lot 178 – G – $1,215,000
1966 230 SL – Lot 352 – RM – $134,400
1968 280 SL – Lot 104 – B – $ 117,600
1969 230 Sedan – Lot 68.1 – M – $10,450
1969 280 SL – Lot 11 – M – $209,000

1970 280 SL – Lot 69 – G – $173,600
1970 280 SL – Lot 116 – G – $212,800
1970 280 SL (5 speed) – Lot 101 – B – $179,200
1970 280 SL – Lot 52 – BA – $134,400
1971 280 SE 3.5 Coupe – Lot 320 – RM – $379,000
1971 280 SL – Lot 329 – RM – $324,000
1971 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet – Lot 359 – RM – $676,000
1971 280 SL – Lot 12 – G – $263,200
1971 600 LWB Pullman Limo Landaulet – Lot 40 – BA – $2,590,000
1971 280 SE 3.5 Coupe – Lot 86 – BA – $132,500 Post Block
1971 280 SE 3.5 Coupe – Lot 113 – M – $80,000 NS
1972 600 SWB – Lot 313 – RM – $313,000
1973 450 SL – Lot 124 – B – $62,720
1975 280 C – Lot 102 – G – $33,600
1980 450 SL – Lot 103 – G – $117,600
1982 500 SEC – Lot 107 – B – $35,840
1984 300 SD – Lot 189 – G – $61,600
1987 560 SL – Lot 11 – B – $33,600
1997 SL 600 – Lot 44 – M – $10,000 NS
2002 E55 AMG – Lot 24 – M – $7,000 NS
2005 SLR McLaren – Lot 53 – BA – $395,500
2006 CLK DTM AMG Cab – Lot 181 – G – $461,500
2007 SLK 63 AMG Cab – Lot 143 – M – $25,850
2008 SLR McLaren Roadster – Lot 271 – RM – $434,000
2011 SL 63 AMG – Lot 88 – M – $40,000 NS
2012 C63 AMG Black – Lot 8 – BA – $156,800
2013 G 500 Cab Final Edition – Lot 73 – BA – $490,000 Post Block
2021 AMG GT Black Series – Lot 41 – M – $473,000

It was a wide variety of cars with strong overall results. We’ll have to watch and see how what we saw in Monterey affects the day to day buying and selling of collectible Mercedes on the various online auction platforms, if it has any affect at all.