MERCEDES-BENZ, The 1960s, Volume 1: W110, W111, W112
Book Details
Author(s)Bernd S. Koehling
ISBN / ASIN148003410X
ISBN-139781480034105
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Sales Rank1,398,956
CategoryPaperback
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This is the second and revised edition, published in January 2014. It deals with the history of the Mercedes-Benz W110, W111 and W112 fintailcars sold from 1959 till 1971.Â
Over200 photos, most of them in color, highlight many details of the wonderful fintails. The majority of the color photos are non-Daimler-Benz photos and have never been published in a book before.Â
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The author Bernd S. Koehling has over 20 e-books and books about Mercedes-Benz cars to his credit.Â
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The Mercedes W111 part covers
- the development of the six-cylinder fintail
- the technical aspects
- the safety features
- the 220b, S and SE
- the US market
- the 230S
- the racing history
- the coachbuilders
- the sales performance
- how it was to be driven in a chauffeured black 220S in the early 1960s
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The Mercedes W111/W112 coupe/cabriolet chapter deals with:
- the development of a new luxury two door model
- the technical aspects
- the safety features
- the 220SEC
- the 300SEC
- the 250SEC
- the 280SEC incl. the V8 3.5 version
- the sales performance
-Â how it was to own a 280SE coupe 3.5
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The Mercedes W110 part illustrates:
- the development and technical details of the 190 fintail
- the 190 and 190D
- the 200 and 200D
- the 230
- the station wagons and LWB models
- the sales performance
- how it is to experience a 190D
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In the Mercedes W112 chapter one can read about:
- the development and technical details of a masterpiece
- the 300SE
- the 300SE lang
- the racing history
- the sales performance
-Â how a 300SE compares with a Jaguar Mk10 3.8
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Detailed technical specifications and the production history of each car can be found at the end of the book.
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