The Mercedes-Benz Type 300
(chassis codes W186, W188, and W189) were the company's largest and
most-prestigious models throughout the 1950s. 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.
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