Mercedes will current at Retromobile 2025 in Paris from February 5 to 9 a Mercedes 600 that when belonged to the well-known opera singer Maria Callas.
The well-known opera singer Maria Callas, who enchanted the world along with her voice, selected a captivating automobile to journey as comfortably as attainable all through Europe: a short-wheelbase Mercedes 600 (W100), produced in 1971. The opera singer, who was residing in New York on the time, registered the automobile in France.
The automobile that when belonged to Maria Callas has been restored by the Mercedes-Benz Traditional Centre and is being supplied on the market on the Paris Retromobile Present, which runs from February 5 to 9 on the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
The instance is painted in a uncommon two-tone mixture, with the physique in silver-grey metallic (code DB180) and the roof in blue metallic (code DB387). The inside combining luxurious and performance is distinguished by a specifically customised Becker Grand Prix audio system that may be operated from the rear seat. The individualized system testifies to the opera star’s love of music and sense of exclusivity.
The automobile’s authentic service e book confirms that Maria Callas traveled on this automobile to San Remo, Milan, and Paris amongst different locations the place common inspections have been carried out.
Produced by Mercedes between 1963 and 1981, the Mercedes 600 was the most costly automobile on the earth in 1963. It was out there in two wheelbase variations: brief (3,200 mm) and lengthy (3,900 mm). The lengthy model was of the Pullman kind, with 4 seats within the rear, mounted ahead dealing with, and separated from the driving force compartment by an influence divider window. Solely 2,677 examples have been constructed of which 2,190 brief wheelbase, 304 4-door Pullman, 124 6-door Pullman, and 59 Landaulet.
With adjustable air suspension, the Mercedes 600 supplied regal consolation, this being the forerunner of the Mercedes S 600 and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.
Among the many house owners of the Mercedes 600 have been tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Thailand’s King Bhumibol, Chinese language President Deng Xiaoping, Morocco’s King Hassan II, Yugoslav President Yosef Broz Tito, Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, in addition to actors Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Nicholson, Rowan Atkinson and singers Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Mireille Mathieu, David Bowie, and Udo Jurgens.
