Mercedes-Benz A124

The Mercedes-Benz A124 is the cabriolet body style of the W124 range of executive cars that Daimler-Benz built from 1984 to 1997. A124 is the factory chassis designation for the open car, separate from the saloon, estate and coupé of the same range. Production began in 1992, reviving a cabriolet that had been absent from the Mercedes-Benz line-up since the W111 280SE and 280SE 3.5 ended in 1971. The structural reinforcements and the emergency gas-fired anti-rollover bar developed for the R129 SL, which was itself based on the C124 coupé, made it possible to meet safety rules, and the rear passenger headrest covers acted as braces. In Europe the first model was the 300CE-24 with the 3.0 litre M104 engine. After the 1993 renaming to E-Class the cabriolet also received 2.2 litre M111 and 3.2 litre M104 engines, and production ended in July 1997.