Mercedes-Benz Museum · former collection

1901 Panhard et Levassor Type A2

Chassis / VIN 3114

The individual carPanhard 31143114

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Why this car matters

A veteran survivor whose museum stewardship and reconstructed rear-entry body make restoration history part of its importance.

  • Rear-entrance tonneau; Veteran Car Club dating recorded by Bonhams.

One car, a documented identity

Bonhams identifies chassis 3114; its cited factory record dates construction to October 25, 1901.

The catalog corrects an earlier 1898 attribution to 1901.

Schlumpf ownership and the reported museum exchange are qualified accounts, not independently verified facts.

Restored bodywork and a modern starter preclude an untouched-original description.

Auction appearances & results

Bonhams · Lot 219

The Golden Age of Motoring Sale

October 30, 2026
Listing needs a fresh checkScheduled session start:

The motor-car session starts at 17:00 GMT with lot 201. Lot 219's exact start and closing times are not supplied. The 13:00 GMT session begins with lot 1.

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Listing checked

London, New Bond Street

Pre-sale estimate: GBP 270,000–GBP 325,000. An estimate is not a result.

Listing identity: 3114

Estimate only, not a bid or sale total. Bonhams lists a motor-car buyer’s premium of 15% on the first £500,000 of hammer price and 12% above that, plus applicable VAT. For this imported lot, the catalog specifies £350 plus VAT for customs administration and 5% import VAT on hammer price if the car remains in the UK. Collection must wait for customs clearance; shipping is quoted separately. Additional platform charges may apply. Confirm the current terms and your circumstances with Bonhams before bidding; no all-in purchase cost is calculated here.

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Where this car has been

  1. 1965–2010

    Museum stewardship

    Bonhams records Mercedes custody, followed by transfer to the Louwman Collection.

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  2. 2019–2020

    Restoration

    The rear body was reconstructed to the documented tonneau form.

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  3. October 30, 2026 · scheduled

    A new offering

    Lot 219 joins the motor-car session; no result is recorded.

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The record behind the story

Checked . This profile preserves what the sources establish and leaves unverified outcomes open.

Permission to reproduce the exact-car gallery has not been established; photographs are omitted.

  • Panhard 3114, lot 219Bonhams · checked 2026-10-21

    Identity, catalog-attributed history, qualifications, estimate, buyer’s premium, lot-specific customs charges and delayed collection.

  • Golden Age of Motoring session scheduleBonhams · checked 2026-10-21

    Separate session times; lot 201 begins the 17:00 GMT motor-car session. Registration or advance bidding does not establish a timed live lot or sale.