2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance multimillion-dollar cars

A glimpse at some of the cars collectors from around the world will be bidding on at auctions during the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance car show.

1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K

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Known as the Von Krieger Special Roadster after the German baroness who owned it, this Mercedes is expected bring at least $10 million and could break the $16.4-million record for any auto sold at auction when it goes on the block after the Concours d'Elegance car show at Pebble Beach. Experts have dubbed the car the automotive equivalent of a coveted Picasso painting.

 

 

The Mercedes had been stored in a Connecticut barn, untouched for decades. Its current owner is selling the roadster to focus on his Ferrari collection. 

The car oozes elegance. The interior is brown leather, wood and chrome. Fenders cover the front wheels and then undulate downward under the doors to serve as a footstep. A chromed Mercedes star ornament rises from the top of the hood, and a tiny Von Krieger family crest is painted on the driver's door.  

 

1928 Bentley 4.5-Liter Le Mans Bobtail

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A 1928 Bentley 4.5-Liter Le Mans Bobtail is expected to fetch $5.5 million to $7.5 million at the 2012 Pebble Beach actions.  

1931 Bentley 4.5-Liter SC Blower Green Hornet

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A 1931 Bentley 4.5-Liter SC Blower Green Hornet is expected to fetch $8 million to $10 million at the 2012 Pebble Beach auctions. 

1932 Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet
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A 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet is expected to fetch $5 million to $6.5 million at the 2012 Pebble Beach auctions. 

 

1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible

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Clark Gable's 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible is expected to fetch at least $10 million at the 2012 Pebble Beach auctions.

 

1938 Bugatti Type 57C Stelvio

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A 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Stelvio is expected to fetch $1.3 million to $1.6 million at the 2012 Pebble Beach auctions.