Mercedes-Benz W186

The Mercedes-Benz W186, the Model 300, is a four-door luxury saloon that Mercedes-Benz produced between 1951 and 1957 as its flagship, succeeding the pre-war W150. It was built in three versions known informally as the 300, 300b and 300c, and was also available as a cabriolet. Its 3.0 litre overhead camshaft M186 straight-six, with an aluminium head and twin Solex carburettors, produced 115 PS in the first version, and the car shared its engine, suspension and chassis design with the 300 SL Gullwing. It is often called the Adenauer after Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor of West Germany, who used six custom versions of it and its W189 successor. An enlarged 300d on the W189 chassis followed it in 1957.