KABUL (Pajhwok): The Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster of former king Zahir Shah has clinched prestigious ‘Best of Show’ award at the US Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance.
Ordered by Zahir Shah of Afghanistan in May 1937, this 540 K Special Roadster was delivered in September and remained in his ownership until he bestowed it to his UK-based son-in-law in 1950.
Changing hands, it was later acquired by a US collector in 1950. Recently, Jim Patterson, another US collector, secured the car at a Pebble
Beach auction for $9.9 million, as reported by Carscoops.
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