Mercedes-Benz USA, Mercedes Classic, 1947-1958

A New Beginning 1947-1958

Roll over a model and click to find out more. 1947-1958

1947 170 V After the war, passenger car production was resumed with the proven 170 V (W 136). detail0

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1947 170 S In May 1949, the 170 S and 170 D were the first newly designed post-war car models, presented by Daimler-Benz at the Technical Export Trade Fair in Hanover, Germany. detail1

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1949 170 D The 170 D — the first post-war diesel-engined car with a 1.7 liter diesel engine — laid the foundation stone for the success of this type of car. detail2

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1951 220 The 220 with its completely new six-cylinder engine with overhead camshaft was presented at the first International Frankfurt Motor Show. detail3

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1951 300 The 300, the largest and fastest German production car in its day and age, soon became the favorite representative car of politicians and industrial leaders. detail4

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1952 300 S In engineering terms, the 300 S was largely based on the 300 but had a shortened chassis. The 300 S was available as convertible A, as a roadster and as a coupe. detail5

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1953 180 In August 1953, the 180 — internal designation: W 120 — was presented, the first Mercedes-Benz car with a three-box body. detail6

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1954 220 a A new 220 was launched in March 1954; its overall concept was based on that of the 180, but it differed from this model in terms of dimensions. detail7

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1954 300 SL The legendary gullwing coupe was the first thoroughbred sports car to be developed by Daimler-Benz after the war. detail8

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1955 190 SL The principle of creating a new car with already existing assemblies was applied not only to the 300 SL; a sporty model — the 190 SL — was developed in the same way, on the basis of the 180. detail9

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1956 220 S convertible Two months after the discontinuation of 220 convertible A production in Sindelfingen, the successor 220 convertible A/C was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1955. detail10

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1957 300 SL roadster The roadster replacing the gullwing was launched in March 1957. Four years later, this model was equipped with Dunlop disc brakes on the front and rear wheels. detail11

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1958 220 SE The 220 SE was a new model with six-cylinder injection engine. detail12

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