Mercedes

This Mercedes 220 is a very good project where the fun part is remaining. The owner was on his way to a very good quality restoration, as evidenced by a hard look at the bodywork and chassis which are both finished and painted to a high standard. However the project stalled at this stage years ago and has been in storage since. It is testament to the quality of the work carried out before the storage that all still looks fresh and beautiful Ð ready for a new owner to continue with the nice and clean tasks of finishing off the restoration. Restored examples of 220 S can be found on the market offered for 60.000 Euros and more. This one has all the expensive work carried out and is, apart from one missing side window and the rear bumber, complete. Even the engine was prepared back then and has recently been run for the first time since it was taken out of storage. It started first time out. Danish Papers. A brilliant opportunity for the enterprising enthusiast. The Mercedes-Benz W187 is a full-size luxury car produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1951 to 1955. Introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in April 1951 it was powered by a single overhead camshaft inline six-cylinder M180 engine and available as a saloon, coupé, and cabriolet, all designated with the 220 model name. Despite its pre-World War II reputation as a manufacturer of luxury cars, in the immediate post-war years Mercedes-Benz produced only four-cylinder-engined passenger cars. The W187 Mercedes-Benz 220 and flagship W186 Mercedes-Benz 300 Adenauer introduced together in 1951 were the first Mercedes to once again feature six-cylinder engines. The styling was similar to that of the Mercedes-Benz 170S except that the 170's freestanding headlights were for the 220 integrated into the fenders for a slightly more modern look. Two different cabriolet models were built, conceived as exclusive sporting cars of exclusive character, but these only sold 1,278 and 997 for the "A" (2-door, 2/3-seat) and "B" (2-door, 4-seat) versions, respectively. In December 1953, just as the saloon and cabriolet "B" models were about to be replaced, a "Cabriolet A" derived W187 Coupé was announced for 1954. The Mercedes-Benz sales department let it be known that this development was a direct response to pressing requests from leading celebrities of the time. During 1953 the manufacturer replaced the conventionally flat windscreen on the 2/3 seater "Cabriolet A" with a slightly curved screen, which also found its way on to the new coupé: this was a way of highlighting the sporting nature of both models. Nevertheless, the coupé once fitted, as many were, with a steel sunroof, was at the end of 1953 offered for 22,000 Marks which was nearly twice the price for the standard W187 "Limousine", and only 85 of the W187 coupés were actually sold. Between August 1952 and May 1953 41 special soft top "OTP" bodied W187 220s were produced for the police