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1935 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer at th

mercedes benz s-type at the hampton court concours

This epic 1929 S-Type Barker Boat Tail Tourer took Best in Show at the 2018 Concours of Elegance. A sporting leviathan, it was originally owned by BRDC co-founder Earl Howe, and features unique lightweight aircraft-inspired coachwork, finished in Howe's signature Peacock Blue with polished metalwork. At launch in 1927, the Mercedes Sportwagen racing programme-developed S-Type was one of the World's most powerful automobiles...
Photography - Dave Rook / September 2018
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