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The Mercedes Benz 220 SE Coupe was released in February 1961. It was presented at the opening of the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart. Although based on the fintails, it only shared the basic technics of them. The design by Paul Braq was much softer than its origins and not one bodypart of the fintails could be used from the Coupes and it had four times more hand crafted parts than the limousines. They were the last largely handcrafted Mercedes, why the price of coupes and convertibles were nearly twice as high as was the limosines. The 220 SEb / C was provided as the first Mercedes production car with disc brakes on the front wheels. The original type designation "SE(b)/C" is unique in that it illustrates on one hand the difference with the previous model Ponton (SE or SE (a)), on the other hand with the introduction of the nearly identical 250 SE Coupé it was abandoned. Simultaneously Mercedes offered the 300 SE, which is the #46 in the Matchbox range.
The coupes and convertibles from the series W111 belong to the most sought after Mercedes and fetch high prices, especially the the convertibles. Therefore a lot of coupes have been costumbuilt to convertibles and todays buyers should be aware of that.
Model Designation: W 111/3
Designer: Paul Braq
Model (first digits of the VIN): 111.021
Production period: 02.1961 - 10.1965
Cars built: 14.173
Prize on 02.1961: DM 23.500,00
Factory photo from the sixties
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