1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K: The Resurfacing of a Star from The Pranlal Bhogilal Collection!

At a recently concluded concourse held in a premium hotel in Udaipur, Rajasthan various vintage and classic cars were put on display.

Our correspondent chanced upon a very rare 1937 Mercedes Benz cabriolet B sitting confidently alone in a section reserved for non- compete cars.

The curiosity of such a beautiful vehicle being present and not competing got the better of our correspondent who then investigated the details on this car and its owners. This is what he/ she found out.

Historic vehicle enthusiasts in Mumbai (and the rest of India) have always known of the existence of one of two of the most extraordinary automobiles made before the advent of WWII – the Mercedes-Benz 540K – within the fortress walls of the building known as Daskot on Walkeshwar Road. A hidden beauty that hadn’t been seen in over four decades.

For that matter, not too many may have seen the astounding cars parked within Daskot, except for the occasional one that used to be taken out by the man who had collected them, Pranlal Bhogilal. India’s pioneer collector of historic vehicles long before it became fashionable, Pranlal Bhogilal (1937-2011) was one of the most important luminaries in India’s automotive cultural heritage.