Mercedes-Benz 1947 to 2000: A Pictorial History

by James Taylor

Overview

One of the Pictorial History series, Mercedes—Benz 1950 to 1998 gives a full run—down of all Mercedes—Benz models produced between 1950 and 1998. Starting with a brief description of the pre—war cars, which continued on when production restarted, the book continues in chronological order with all model class ranges and individual models right up to 1998, when model designation and design changed. With model—by—model descriptions and detailed technical information, this book will be a great resource for all Mercedes—Benz enthusiasts. Featuring hundreds of photographs, obtained by the author from club and historical archives visits, the book also describes detailed model—by—model comparisons; changes in model production; body and interior styling identification and differences, along with colour schemes where possible; technical information and specifications; standard and optional equipment; dashboard instrument illustrations; and production figures as a total for each individual model where available.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845843311
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing
Publication date:	06/15/2024
Series:	A Pictorial History Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.85(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Nik Greene was born in St Albans in 1964, before his family moved to Norfolk for a farming life. Having always had an interest in cars he got into the classic car scene soon after buying his first Jaguar at the age of 20. Joining the Jaguar Drivers' club led him to take his first steps into writing; initially writing newsletter articles, and then as a Jaguar S—Type model representative, which involved writing monthly articles. This became more serious when contacted by Paul Skilleter, the eminent Jaguar historian, to write a few articles for his new magazine Jaguar Quarterly. This opened the door to writing regular copy with other classic car magazines. Not satisfied just 'owning' a classic car, Nik Greene always threw himself deeply into the history and design of the vehicles he has owned and restored, which has led to a good knowledge base. He often says: "There is no better way of knowing your car than by taking it apart, whether physically or historically." Nik Greene's first Mercedes was a 123 model 280TE, and being a lover of quality and precision design and engineering his love for the marque grew, encompassing the robust G—Wagen then the S—Class 126. After moving to France in 2004, he went on to buy and restore many old Citroens and Renaults, but never moved completely away from his love of the Mercedes Marque. He still owns his beloved G—Wagen after nearly 20 years and having previously owned four 126s, he has settled on a very rare 126 560SE, which remains pampered in his collection.

Table of Contents

Luxury to S-Class
W187
Luxury Convertible (1951–1955)
Luxury Saloon (1951–1955)
Luxury Coupé (1953–1955)

W186/ 189
Grand Tourer (1951–1962)

W188
Luxury Saloon (1951–1958)
Luxury Coupé (1951–1958)
Luxury Convertible (1952–1958)

W180, W128, W105
Luxury Saloon (1954–1959)
Luxury Convertible (1956–1959)
Luxury Coupe (1956–1959)
Executive Convertible (1958–1960)

W100,
Full-size luxury Limousine (1963–1981)

W111, W112
Luxury Saloon (1959–1971)
Luxury Convertible (1961–1971)
Luxury Coupé (1961–1971)

W108, W109
Luxury Saloon (1965–1973)

W116, S-Class
Full-size luxury Saloon (1972–1980)

W126,
Full-size luxury Saloon (1979–1985) (1985-1992)
Full-size luxury Coupé (1981-1985) (1985-1991)

W140 S-Class,
Full-size luxury Saloon (1991–1994) (1994-1998)
Full-size luxury SEC Coupe (1992–1996)
CL Coupé (1996-1998)
The SL Series
W198
300SL Grand Tourer (1954-1963)
W121
190SL, roadster (1955–1963)
W113,
SL roadster (1963–1971)
R107, SL-class
Roadster (1971–1985) (1985-1989)
SLC Coupé (1971–1981)
R129 SL-Class,
Grand Tourer roadster (1989–1995) (1995-1998) (1998-2001)
Mid-Size to E-Class
W120, W121, (Ponton)
Mid-size Executive Saloon (1953–1959) (15 Models) (1959-1962) (18 Models)
W110,
Mid-size Luxury Saloon (1961–1968) (17 Models)
W114, W115
Mid-size executive Saloon (1968-1973) (16 Models) (1973-1976) (16Models)
Mid-size Coupe 250C, 280CE  (1968-1973) (1973-1976) ‘Stroke Eight’
W123,
Mid-size executive Saloon (1975–1985)
Mid-size ESTATE (1978–1985)
Mid-size Coupe (1977–1985)

W124
Mid-size executive Saloon (1984–1989) (1989-1993)
Mid-size Coupe (1987–1989) (1989-1993)
Mid-size Estate (1985–1989) (15 Models)  (1989-1993) (22 Models)
Mid-size Convertible (1991-1993)
E-Class Convertible (1993-1997)
E-Class, mid-size Coupe (1993–1996)
E-Class, mid-size ESTATE (1993–1996) (14 models)

W210 E-Class,
Mid-size executive Saloon (1995–1999)
Mid-size ESTATE (1996–1999) (19 Models)

Compact to C-Class
W201
Compact executive Saloon (1982–1988) (1988-1993)

W202 C-Class,
Compact executive Saloon (1993–1997) (13 Models)  (1997-2000) (14 Models)
Compact Estate (1996–1997),