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C L A S S I C B I D Auction at the RETRO CLASSICS on 24 March 2018, Stuttgart, Germany
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1963 Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb Coupé
Body colour: Blue
Trim colour: Brown
Mileage: KM 133. 000
Estimate: EUR 40. 000 - 50. 000
- 1963 Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb coupé from W111 series with fully documented history
- original German delivery, original cardboard registration available
- for over 50 years owned by the same family
- blue exterior paint and brown leather interior
- beautiful burlwood dashboard and bakelite steering wheel
- engine revised in 2015 at 128, 647 km
- injection pump and valves renewed, engine head overhauled and sealed
- sunroof, additional set of alloys with tyres
- original Becker cassette radio on board with power aerial
- comprehensive history file gives evidence on regular service and maintenance
- German registration documents, valid technical approval until 06/ 2018 and historic plates
Maybe the most elegant Mercedes-Benz coupé of all times?
As of February 1961, the coupé and convertible variants of the W111 became available, initially using the same drivetrain as the sedan model 220 SE. They were referred to as 220 SEb/ C. After that, engine sizes - and prices, too - of the coupés just kept going up. The 250 SE, 280 SE and 300 SE followed, and just before the end of the production run, the 350 SE.
In contrast to its predecessor, coupé and convertible are based on the unshortened carrier of the associated sedan and were thus a full four-seater. Coupé and sedan have also stylistically many similarities, but not one of the components of the four-door car could be used for the coupé or convertible. More than four times as many parts as for the sedan were made by hand for the coupés and convertibles.
These C-models were the last largely handmade Mercedes, which is why coupé and convertible prices were almost twice as high as that of the sedan.
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See you in Stuttgart!
