🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal
This superb Mercedes 220S Ponton is one of the rare examples built between July 1956 and October 1959, the car has been fully restored whilst retaining almost all the original parts, in total there were over 2300 hours of restoration work.
According to its ownership registration, this Mercedes 220 S Cabriolet was originally sold in Germany, before being sent to Austria. It started to be restored more than 20 years ago, but the project was never completed, it is since this year (2022) in factory condition.
- Model: W 180 II
- Exterior colour: Black
- Interior colour: Cream
Dimensions and weight
- Wheelbase 2700 mm
- Track width front / rear 1430 / 1470 mm
- Length 4700 mm
- Width 1790 mm
- Height 1530 mm
- Curb weight1385 kg (with Hydrak: 1400 kg)
- Gross weight1790 Kg
Chassis and drive train
- Steel floor/unit body chassis
- Double wishbone front wheel suspension
- Rear wheel suspension single wishbone oscillating axle
- Front springs coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
- Rear springs coil springs
- Front/rear telescopic shock absorbers
- Recirculating ball bearing steering
- Hydraulic braking system (foot brake), with vacuum booster, - acting on front and rear wheels: drum brakes on all four wheels.
- Mechanical parking brake (hand brake), acting on rear wheels.
- Wheels with sheet steel discs
- Low centre rims, 5K x 13 rim
- 6.70-13 sport tyres
- Drive wheels rear wheels
- Drive chain split cardan shaft
Engine
- Combustion principle: Four-stroke petrol
- Front configuration, longitudinal; vertical
- Engine type M 180 III / 180.924
- Number of cylinders / arrangement 6 / in-line
- Bore x stroke 80 x 72.8 mm
- Total displacement 2195 cc (tax classification: 2171 cc)
- Compression ratio 7.6; from 08.1957: 8.7
- Rated power 100 hp at 4800 rpm; from 08.1957: 106 hp at 5200 rpm
- Rated torque 16.5 mkg at 3500 rpm; from 08.1957: 17.5 mkg at 3500 rpm
- Number of valves / arrangement 1 intake, 1 exhaust / overhead
- Valve train 1 overhead camshaft
- Camshaft drive via double roller chain
- Fuel system2 Solex 32 PAJTA downdraft compound carburettors.
- Fuel tank: position / capacity at rear / 64 l
Transmission and performance
- 4-speed manual transmission
- Available as standard
- Steering column mounted shift lever
- Single disc dry clutch
- Transmission type: gear shift
- Gear ratios I.3.52 : II. 2.32 : III. 1.52 : IV. 1.0 : R. 3.29
- Final drive ratio 4.10
- Maximum speed 160 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h 17 s
- Fuel consumption 10.71
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Model History
Introduced in 1956, the Mercedes 220 S Cabriolet was produced in limited numbers and finished by hand, which justified a price 75% higher than the 4-door version, it was one of the most sought after cars of the time.
Produced between 1958 and 1960, 1942 examples were produced during this period, of which 1200 units (cabrio + coupe) were produced in 1960. As of 2015, only 161 were reported in a US census, it was sold in Guatemala.
Equipped with a 2200cc in-line 6-cylinder engine and twin Solex carburettors, the Mercedes 220 S Convertible had a much higher than average build quality, not only in terms of luxury, but also in terms of materials.
The 220 Convertible A/C. was presented at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. This new model with its elegant shape was technically based on the Type 220 A sedan, which had been in production for one and a half years. However, the chassis was shortened by 120 mm. Deliveries of this aesthetic model were to begin in the second quarter of the following year.
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