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Mercedes 300 From Raiders of the Lost Ark For Sale on eBay

Filed in archive British Cars , German Cars , Movies , Oddball Autos by Philip Powell on June 2, 2008

Mercedes 300 From Ark

With a new indiana joneslinks movie just launched there is considerable interest in authentic memorabilia from the previous films. And what could be more authentic than the 1937 Mercedes 300 that was used for one of the spectacular chase scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indeed, the very car is currently for sale on eBay. The Buy it Now price (are you ready for this?) is a staggering $2.5 million. But wait... it may look like a Mercedes but this amazing replica is actually a Jaguar! It seems the studio needed a car that could do up to 120 mph, and so it asked Graig Hinton of Leaping Cats of Coventry to build one. What appeared to be a German staff car was constructed around a Jaguar Mark IX chassis with a Mark V body, using a 285 horse dual-overhead-cam XKE engine matched to a 4-speed Jag transmission with overdrive. According to the seller it can reach 60 mph in 6.2 seconds. It sat in a private collection for 26 years and is in concours condition. The sale is due to end June 6th so better hurry; just click on this link to see the ad and view an extensive gallery of photos.






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