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06-22-2012, 01:51 AM
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Vintage sales brochure!
While digging through the papers of my Mom's estate, I happened to find a box from my grandparent's estate. While I recall my grandfather gazing over at the Mercedes dealership in Park Ridge, Illinois longingly, I found tangible evidence of his unfulfilled passion: a sales brochure! I think it is probably from 1964, since that is when he ended up buying a Ford Galaxy 500. Apparently he looked at the Mercedes models that year, too.
Kurt
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06-22-2012, 01:53 AM
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Vintage sales brochure (cont'd)
More scans.
Kurt
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06-22-2012, 01:55 AM
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Vintage sales brochure (cont'd)
Check out the list prices.
Kurt
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- '79 240D - engine swap complete! Engine broken in! 28-31 mpg! Lovin' the ride! - '86 190D (W201-126) - 2.5 NA engine, 5 speed, cloth interior, manual climate controls, 33-34 mpg (sold to forum member).
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06-22-2012, 04:23 AM
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My first benz was just like the black 220 sitting by the pond. I bought it to travel in Europe in 1973. When I got back I bought a 62 190c for $500. It had sold new in 62 for 4000, right in line with the prices your brochure shows with a little inflation.
Those are pretty cool documents to hold onto or sell. 
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06-22-2012, 09:50 AM
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Likely a 1959 or 1960 publication. There should be a date code on it on or near the back page. Price chart shows effective date of 1959 and the ponton 220SE coupe went out of production in 1960.
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06-22-2012, 11:32 AM
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awesome, what a find, I'd love to have one of those 190D's or a 220 ( the real car
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06-24-2012, 01:36 AM
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I'd be curious to hear if anyone on the forum has a 1959 Mercedes-Benz like the ones pictured in the brochure.
Kurt
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06-24-2012, 04:39 AM
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Also odd how they colored the chrome on the black 220 sedan a bit yellowish in pics but not the headlight chrome, making those look white, almost like a solid euro lamp tho you can plainly see two US style bulbs. Funny how that could be overlooked back then.
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1962 220SE W111 Coupe, 2nd owner http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../SideSmall.jpg The Coupe Group (W111/112 coupes and cabs) official website The Coupe Group on Facebook MotoArigato: Roadworthy News & Humor
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06-24-2012, 08:37 AM
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Here's my '59 220S cabriolet. Our ponton group made a whole deck of cards from member's cars.
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Len '59 220S Cabriolet-SOLD and living happily in Malta '83 240D 351,500 miles original owner-SOLD '88 560SL 41,000 miles - totaled and parted out https://sites.google.com/site/mercedesstuff/home '99 E300 turbo 227,500 miles '03 SLK320 40,000 miles - gave to my daughter '14 Smart electric coupe 28,500 miles '14 Smart electric cabriolet 28,500 miles '15 Smart electric coupe 28,000 miles
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06-24-2012, 09:26 AM
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