Streamliner

Yet another incredible car you could never buy, the 1938 Phantom Corsair was a true thing of beauty – especially in comparison to the other cars of its era, which largely were stoic rides that looked a bit like limousines.

At the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance last summer, Mercedes-Benz showed off a beautifully restored 1938 540K Streamliner, which we chronicled here at 95octane. Now the car company has released a 45-minute companion documentary, following the tale from the discovery of a unique, mysterious chassis dating back to the ’30s to the reveal of the final, reconstructed automobile.