Its a 63 w/ single circut brakes.. Yaaaay drums !!

Thanks for the heads up on the shift light dealio, ill have to check that out later tonight..

It's a first version, which is important to know. The drums are really quite large and have huge fins on them. If you get a wild hair etc, you could convert to a later front suspension and even put the rear axle from a 250 or 280 S or SE as well as the dual circuit brakes. The cars are nearly identical underneath.

OTOH, you could leave it original.

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Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

ENTER > = (HP RPN)

Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

That's a nice looking car.

I'm leaning towards repainting mine and keeping her white but every once-in-a-while I flirt with painting her black.

Can we see the engine please?

Finnies have been featured in a number of Mercedes-focused magazines lately...I recall one in a photo spread in (I believe) the British "Mercedes Enthusiast"...the shade was a glossy GREY somewhere between battleship and the once popular MB "anthracite." Looked VERY classy and suave, especially with plain hubcaps (body color) and with blackwall tires. Think it was noted that this had been an embassy car at one time, so this could have been the original color...also great looking with a red "leather" interior.

My Dad got his first Mercedes, when he was assigned to the US embassy in Madrid Spain, It was a black '61 220S. When it got wrecked, he replaced it with a grey '62 220SE. Both had red leather interiors. I would prefer any of those colors to my current 220S faded green paint with tattered chocolate leather, but then my Fintail WAS free!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

Didn't the base 220b come without the trim rings on the wheels?
Yours is an Sb right?

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6

My book 'Mercedes-Benz Production Models - 1946-1975' shows slotted trim rings on the 220Sb and 220SEb photos but none on the base 220b.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

the car is a 220sb but he took the trim rings off cause he thought it looked better.

#2 is a euro 220s, black with red. the guy made it sound really bad, hopefully its not.

these finbacks are fun!

Yea, i actually have 2 set of trim rings and 3 sets of the hub caps..

I think its a cleaner look, reminds me of 50's hot rods or something.. Hahha..

Ive been meaning to put them on just to see how they look, but ive been to lazy