Mercedes-Benz W110

The Mercedes-Benz W110 is a line of mid-size, mainly four-cylinder executive cars that Mercedes-Benz produced from 1961 to 1968 as the basic model of its Fintail range, which began with the six-cylinder W111. The 190 c petrol and 190 Dc diesel saloons appeared in April 1961, replacing the W120 and W121 Ponton cars, and used a W111 body with a nose 145 mm shorter and round headlights. Because they were shorter and more manoeuvrable yet had the same interior and luggage space, they were popular with taxi drivers, and 190 Dc production exceeded the petrol 190 c by nearly 100,000. The line was refreshed in July 1965 with the 200 and 200 D and a new six-cylinder 230, and ended in January 1968 when the W115 220 and 220 D arrived. The W110 and the six-cylinder W111 were the first Mercedes-Benz cars to be extensively crash tested for occupant safety, and an estate conversion of the 230 S was made in Belgium by the importer IMA.