Mercedes-Benz 220 B (W187)

Vehicle Description

Excellently restored Mercedes Benz 220 B (W187)
– 2.2 L in-line six-cylinder petrol engine with 59 kW (80 hp) and 4-speed manual gearbox
– First registration 07/1953
– Imported from California in 2014
– The classic car was completely restored in the period up to 2016
– All vehicle components, from the drive to the chassis, bodywork and interior
and interior were professionally and technically restored to as-new condition
– Almost 4,500 pictures document the extensive restoration work
– On the occasion of the internationally renowned “Concursul de Releganta Sinaia 2016” of the
Retromobil Club Romania as the best restored vehicle and as the most beautiful
post-war convertible
– In the possession of the current vehicle owner since 01/2018
– Classic Data vehicle assessment 2018, condition rating 2+, value € 155,000
– German registration papers, H registration, next HU 09/2025

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Immediately after WWII, Mercedes-Benz had only offered 4-cylinder engines in their passenger cars. This changed when at the Frankfurt Motor Show of 1951, the company presented two 6-cylinder models: One was the range-topping 300 (W 186), the other the 220 (W 187). The latter essentially used the chassis and body shell of the pre-war W 153, presented in 1938, just that the previously free-standing headlights were now integrated into the fenders in an attempt at making the car look more modern. In direct comparison to more progressively styled, ponton-bodied cars like the Borgward Hansa, the 220 still looked positively old-fashioned from the start. What was modern and received plenty of praise, however, was the inline 6-cylinder engine with overhead camshaft and oversquare dylinder dimensions. It provided a power output of 59 kW (80 hp), sufficient for a top speed of 140 km/h (or 145 km/h for the convertible). So it doesn’t come as a surprise that, while the W 187 had an unusually short production run, the basic layout of the M 180 engine lived on, with many modifications and power enhancements, until 1989. A total of 18,514 units of the W 187 were built, with the coupe – only available 1954 / 1955 – being by far the rarest model, of which only 85 pieces were manufactured.

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