Mercedes Benz 300 Adenaur Sedan

1959 Mercedes-Benz 300-Series Adenauer W189 Limo 25,037 miles Needs TLC

1959 Mercedes Benz Adenauer Silver with a Black leather interior 25,037 miles. Car starts and runs well. Will need Brake work to be safely driven. Needs to be restored. Photos show condition. Very interesting and rare car. Below information is from the Mercedes Benz Website.
Car is located in northwestern Connecticut about 75 miles north of New York City. If you have questions you can reach me thru ebay or call 860-350-1140. I have a page with many highly detailed photos of the car. Go to forzamotorsports with the usual com ending. International buyers welcome but you must pay for shipping. I can help arrange it.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 (W 186) is today known primarily by its nickname, he “Adenauer Mercedes”. Konrad Adenauer, he first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, as among the first users of this new flagship Mercedes-Benz model of 1951 and was henceforth only ever to be seen being chauffeured around in a Mercedes-Benz 300. On being launched at the first IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt in April 1951, ix years after the end of World War II, he Mercedes-Benz 300 heralded, ike scarcely any other vehicle, ermany’s return to the international automotive market.

Highlights

• Advanced six-cylinder engine with overhead camshaft
• Mechanically controlled intake manifold petrol injection (from 1957)
• Safety conical-pin locks to prevent the doors from springing open
• Electrically operated torsion bar suspension to adjust the vehicle level under heavy loads
• Heating with blower as standard
• Air conditioning as an optional extra (from 1958)
• Power-assisted steering as an optional extra (from 1958)