A very rare, original steering wheel as used in (and interchangeable with) the W194 sports racing car, the W196 Grand Prix car, and the 300 SLR sports racing car. This wonderfully "battle-scarred" steering wheel includes the quick-release mechanism superbly engineered by Mercedes-Benz and common to each of these models, allowing them to be interchangeable. This particular steering wheel is believed to have been fitted to a Type W194 that participated in the Carrera Panamericana in Mexico in 1952. Of undoubted museum quality, the steering wheel is presented within a bespoke glazed presentation case with silver plaque.

Size of steering wheel: diameter approximately 16.5 in. (42 cm). Case size: 24 x 22 x 4 in. (61 x 56 x 10 cm).