Painted by the famous Hiro Yamagata, 1 of 22 restored, A vision that he was influenced by as he traveled the world. His goal was to tie nature into the auto industry; a project he called "Earthly Paradise." Hiro invested Over 20 million dollars into this frame-off restoration project. Locating 22 of the 220a cabriolets was in a project itself. Each 220a cabriolet was hand painted differently, creating a nature theme. This beautiful frame-off restoration 220, radiates with class and sophistication, Offering a complete luggage set in rear trunk and suicide doors that open up to a completely refurbished leather interior. The engine compartment is so clean you can eat off it. These cars were featured in 1996 at the Hollywood Oscars. There are only 11 known to be left in the USA, as the other 11 were shipped back to a Japanese museum. This is truly a beautiful piece off art.

This documented 1952 Mercedes-Benz 220 a Cabriolet, and painted by renowned artist, Iro Yamagata, as part of his ‘Earthly Paradise' collection, the idea behind the lushly painted cars is to merge beautiful examples of technology with the presence of nature. This particular example is decorated with butterflies and flowers inspired by his visit to Fiji and is one of twenty two 220A Cabriolets in the world that he painted as part of his vision. Each car was painstakingly restored then painted plain white to act as the artist's canvas. The project was rumored to have cost him $30 million, and each car was priced at $1.3 million. These splendid works of art are mostly housed within major art collections around the world and very seldom come on the market, asking this a very rare opportunity indeed. The tan leather interior is immaculate as is the matching soft top. The wood is beautifully refinished and the trunk is exquisitely appointed with a set of fitted luggage. Many books have been written about these treasures which will be included in the sale. Imagine having this moving work of art in a car collection or art collection, It will most likely be the center piece of such collection. The ultimate combination - a truly drive-able piece of true artwork, what could be better? At Christie's 2011 Art Auction a Hiro Yamagata portrait of Elizabeth Taylor realized a price of $108,000. This is a rare opportunity to own a limited piece of art by the renowned Hiro Yamagata.