1953 Mercedes-Benz 220 Cabriolet A w187 exclusive and sporty classic car
At the first Frankfurt International Motor Show in April 1951, Daimler Benz unveiled the passenger car models 220 and 300. Both had a brand new 6-cylinder engine with an overhead camshaft. Except for its 2.2-liter engine with 80 hp, the 220 model was based mainly on the 170 S. The chassis and car body were almost identical, the headlights were integrated into the front mudguards which had been modified accordingly. In order to do justice to the significantly higher engine power, the front wheels of the 220 model were equipped with duplex brakes. Like the 170 S, the 220, which first went into serial production in July 1951, was offered with three different car bodies - saloon, Convertible A and Convertible B. Both convertibles, which were positioned as exclusive and sporty GT cars, replaced the corresponding versions of the 170 S, production of which ended in November 1951. In November 1953, the straight front window of the Convertible A was replaced by a slightly curved one, in order to underscore the sporty appearance of this model. From December 1953, "after repeated requests of some important persons," as it was put in a circular letter of the sales manager, another body type was produced: a coupé, which, because of its high price and small manufacturing scale became the most exclusive version of the 220 model. Technically as well as stylistically, the coupé was based on the Convertible A; from April 1954 onwards, both types were fitted with a more powerful 85 hp engine, with a higher compression, which had been developed for its successor model 220 a, production of which started in June 1954. #w187 #cabrioleta #mercedes220 #oldbenz source: Mercedes-Benz Classic ALL TIME STARS
At the first Frankfurt International Motor Show in April 1951, Daimler Benz unveiled the passenger car models 220 and 300. Both had a brand new 6-cylinder engine with an overhead camshaft. Except for its 2.2-liter engine with 80 hp, the 220 model was based mainly on the 170 S. The chassis and car body were almost identical, the headlights were integrated into the front mudguards which had been modified accordingly. In order to do justice to the significantly higher engine power, the front wheels of the 220 model were equipped with duplex brakes. Like the 170 S, the 220, which first went into serial production in July 1951, was offered with three different car bodies - saloon, Convertible A and Convertible B. Both convertibles, which were positioned as exclusive and sporty GT cars, replaced the corresponding versions of the 170 S, production of which ended in November 1951. In November 1953, the straight front window of the Convertible A was replaced by a slightly curved one, in order to underscore the sporty appearance of this model. From December 1953, "after repeated requests of some important persons," as it was put in a circular letter of the sales manager, another body type was produced: a coupé, which, because of its high price and small manufacturing scale became the most exclusive version of the 220 model. Technically as well as stylistically, the coupé was based on the Convertible A; from April 1954 onwards, both types were fitted with a more powerful 85 hp engine, with a higher compression, which had been developed for its successor model 220 a, production of which started in June 1954. #w187 #cabrioleta #mercedes220 #oldbenz source: Mercedes-Benz Classic ALL TIME STARS