1955 Mercedes Benz 300 B

1955 MERCEDES BENZ 300 B 4-DOOR CABRIOLET

Dark Burgundy Exterior Finish

Saddle Tan Leather Interior

Beige Canvas Top and Boot Cover

3 Liter Motor

4-Speed Manual Transmission

Solid and Sound Coach Work and Under Chassis

Mopein Radio-Navigation with Retractable Screen

Very Nicely Restored Example

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The Mercedes-Benz Type 300 (Chassis Codes W186, W188, and W189) Were the Company's Largest and Most-Prestigious Models Throughout the 1950's. Analogous to Today's S-Class, The Type 300 Cars Were Elegant, Powerful, Exclusive, and Expensive.

The 300, 300b, 300c (Chassis Code 186), and Successor 300d (Chassis Code 189) Models Were Touring Cars, Often Referred to as Adenauers After Konrad Adenauer, The First Chancellor of The Federal Republic of Germany. In Office From 1949 to 1963, He Employed Six Custom Convertible, Hardtop, and Landaulet Versions During His Tenure.

These Large Saloons and Four-Door Cabriolets Featured Many Luxury Features. Options Such as Becker Radio, VHF Mobile Telephone, and Dictation Machine Were Geared to the Business Man and Politician. Among The Custom Features in Chancellor Adenauer's "Parade Cars" Were Writing Desks, Sirens, Curtains, Dividing Partitions, Sunroofs, and Half-Roof Landaulet Configurations.

The 300s and it's Successor The 300Sc (Chassis Code 188) Were All But Handmade Sports Tourers, The Pinnacles of the Mercedes Line of Their Era. Each Were Available in 2+2 Coupe, Cabriolet, and Roadster Versions.

300 (W186 II)

The "W186" Type 300, Introduced in November 1951, Featured Graceful Modernist Bodywork Atop Mercedes Proven X-Frame Chassis. An All New 3 L (2996 cc/182 in.) Overhead Cam, Aluminum Head Straight-6 Was Coupled to a 4-Speed All-Synchromesh Manual Gearbox. Twin Downdraft Solex Carburetors Made Possible by an Unusual Diagonal Head-to-Block Joint Exploited Oversized Valves to Produce 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp).

Designed to Give Reliable Service Under Prolonged Hard Use, The Engine Featured Deep Water Jackets, Thermostatically Controlled Oil Cooling, Copper-Lead Bearings and a Hardened Crankshaft. With No Natural Cruising Speed, The Car Could Sustain Anything Up to it's Maximum Speed All Day, Road Conditions Permitting.

The Four Door, Six Passenger Type 300 Was Available Both as a Saloon or Cabriolet (Officially Called Cabriolet D). A Central Lubrication System Was Fitted, Along With an Innovative Dashboard-Operated Rear Load-Levelling Suspension That Increased Stiffness By One-Third.

The 300's Frame Was Made of Ovoid Steel Tubes, With a Double Wishbone, Coil Spring Axle and Stabilizer Bar Up Front and Mercedes` Typical Double Coil Spring Rear Swing Axle. Brakes Were Hydraulic Drum All Around, Steering Worm-and-Sector, Replaced in 1952 by a Recirculation Ball Unit.

6,214 Saloon Models and 591 Cabriolet Ds Were Produced Until September, 1955 (Including the 300b).

300b (W186 III)

March 1954 Saw Power Brakes Introduced Via A Remote Vacuum Tank With The Type 300b. Vent Windows Were Also Introduced For The Front Windows. Power of the Engine Was Upped to 125 PS (92 kW; 123 hp) Via Different Solex Carburettors and a Higher Compression Ratio (7.5:1 instead of 6.4:1).

Mercedes-Benz is a German Manufacturer of Luxury Automobiles, Buses, Coaches, and Trucks. It is Currently a Division of the Parent Company, Daimler AG (Formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), After Previously Being Owned by Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz Has it's Origins in Karl Benz's Creation of the First Petrol-Powered Car, The Benz Patent Motor-Wagon, Patented in January 1886, and by Gottlieb Daimler and Engineer Wilhelm Maybach's Conversion of a Stagecoach by the Addition of a Petrol Engine Later That Year. The Mercedes Automobile Was First Marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. The First Mercedes-Benz Brand Name Vehicles Were Produced in 1926, Following the Merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's Companies Into the Daimler-Benz Company. Mercedes-Benz Has Introduced Many Technological and Safety Innovations That Have Become Common in Other Vehicles Several Years Later.

Trademark Origins

The Design of The Mercedes-Benz Signature Logo Was Described by the USPTO With Three Aspects, 1) Stars With Three Points (Celestial Bodies, Natural Phenomena, Geographical Maps — Stars, Comets), 2) Garlands, Wreaths, Bands, Borders or Frames Made of Plants (Plants — Decorations Made of Plants), and 3) Circular or Elliptical Seals (Heraldry, Flags, Crowns, Crosses, Arrows, and Symbols — Seals).

Daimler-Benz Elaborates on Their Use of the New Logo and it's Representations in Their 1928 Application. Based Upon Their Description, it Appears They Combined Design Elements From Each Automobile Company to Create a New Logo Reflecting Each Company's Legacy. They Stated That the Trademark Was Applied to Goods in Their Business Since October 1926 With the Trademark, "Having Been Used in the Business of the Applicant's Predecessors and in the Business of Applicant, Continuously Since the Following Dates. The Word Mercedes Since December 1900; the Word Benz Since July 1896; the Representation of a Three-Pointed Star Since 27 June 1909, the Representation of a Wreath of Laurel Since September, 1909." In Their U.S. Trademark Application, Daimler-Benz Stated That Their Trademark Was Registered in Germany on 28 August 1928 With an Application Date of 21 August 1926.

U.S. Trademark Registration Was Granted on 28 July 1931. Its Current Status is Registered and Renewed With the Latest Owner Listed as Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Mercedes-Benz is Currently Owned by Daimler AG in Germany.