Istorie
This rare, right-hand drive '300' was first registered in the UK on 1st of August 1956 and has been in the same family ownership since 1985.
It was the car of choice among West German government officials, and throughout Europe and the USA was widely favoured by businessmen, financiers and politicians. German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, was its most famous customer.
Full description
Custom built by Mercedes-Benz's most experienced craftsmen, the Mercedes-Benz 300 was luxuriously appointed and trimmed with materials of the highest quality. Fast and elegant, it was one of very few contemporary vehicles capable of carrying six passengers in comfort at sustained high speeds. It was the car of choice among West German government officials, and throughout Europe and the USA was widely favoured by businessmen, financiers and politicians. Indeed, 'Adenauer' became the 300 saloon/limousine's unofficial model name, after German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, its most famous customer.
This rare, right-hand drive '300' was first registered in the UK on 1st of August 1956 and has been in the same family ownership since 1985. Original, this imposing car is beautifully finished in white with red leather interior and is described as in very good condition. Used sparingly, this particular car has always been kept garaged by its previous fastidious owner, a garage proprietor who had the car maintained 'in house'.
The 300's cross-braced, oval-tube chassis followed the lines of the 170S and 220, with independent suspension all round and four-wheel drum brakes, but incorporated other added refinements like the remote electrical control of the rear suspension ride height.
Initially developing 115 hp, the 3.0-litre, overhead-camshaft, six-cylinder engine - used in fuel-injected form in the 300SL sports car - was boosted in power for the succeeding 300b and 300c models, finally gaining fuel injection in the re-styled 300d of 1957. Other improvements along the way included larger brakes (with servo-assistance from 1954), optional power steering (on the 300d) and the adoption of three-speed automatic transmission as standard on the latter.
