1971 MERCEDES-BENZ (W115) 220 SALOON

KEY FACTS

• A handsome classic saloon, which is a great example of the W115-era build quality and elegant styling.
• At the front is a 2.2-litre M115 inline-four, fed by a Stromberg carburettor and producing up to 105hp, driving the rear wheels through a four-speed floor-shift manual transmission.
• It has been in the current ownership for four years, receiving annual servicing during this period.

EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES

• First registered in October 1971, this Mercedes-Benz is believed to be finished in its original colour scheme of dark blue over grey.
• It rides on the correct set of 14-inch steel wheels with colour-coded hub caps.
• There is light grey MB-Tex vinyl covering all seats and door cards, and with a central armrest in both the front and the rear.
• The car has manual-winding windows on all four doors, and it is now equipped with a modern Blaupunkt radio and CD player.

CONDITION

• No known prior bodywork damage.
• Its blue paintwork is in generally excellent condition, having been refreshed in the past. There are a few minor scratches, but as the photo gallery shows this is a very well-presented classic.
• The interior is in generally great shape. There is a very small patch of damage from a cigarette on the right front seat, but the rear seats and door panels are in very good order.
• A small crack is visible in the dashboard above the central air vents, and there is also a small split in the vinyl just above the new radio head unit.
• There are no known electrical faults.

SERVICE HISTORY

• Its last scheduled maintenance was an annual service in March 2021 at 59,879 km, carried out by MKB Athens.
• It has had routine annual servicing throughout the seller’s ownership, and during this period has also had the valves cleaned and adjusted, and the air conditioning system cleaned out.

SUMMARY

This Mercedes-Benz 220 Saloon is a stylish and refined 1970s cruiser, which typifies the marque’s approach to clean design and robust build quality from that era. The car has very low mileage for its age, with only two owners from new, and has reportedly always been garaged whenever not in use. It represents a great entry point to classic Mercedes ownership, and should prove to be a reliable and thoroughly enjoyable ownership prospect.

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