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1962 W111 220Sb 'Heckflosse' - light blue - restoration project - $28,000 - Drummoyne

Started by arthur_p_drummoyne, 11-03-2021 11:42 AM.
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1962 W111 220Sb sedan, the 'Heckflosse' tail-fin chassis. Original Australian-delivery, single-family owned 1962 to 2011 when I bought it from the original owner's daughter. Light blue (DB332) over original tan MB-Tex.

Restoration project - body was stripped to bare metal in 2012, rust panels cut out and replaced (sills, lower front quarters, both door bottoms, boot floor). Currently in primer, all panels straight and gap-aligned. Engine and transmission rebuilt 2013 (M180 2.2L six, original carb). Interior soft trim removed and stored, original headliner present in its packing.

This needs: paint, interior re-installation, final assembly, registration paperwork. Approximately $18,000-25,000 of work remaining to make it drive-ready.

Selling because I've started a 280SL Pagoda project that needs all my attention. The 220Sb needs to go to someone who can finish it.

$28,000 firm. Will include all original parts (boxes of trim, glass, instruments) and the documented Stuttgart certificate of origin. Pickup Drummoyne.

Light blue W111 220Sb Heckflosse classified listing photo

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Arthur - the W111 220Sb 'Heckflosse' is the original 1959-1965 'tail fin' design that introduced the Mercedes-Benz crumple-zone safety body construction.. australian-delivery production approximately 240 cars across the entire run.Of those, the verified single-family-ownership cars number perhaps 30-40 surviving. Your car with documented Stuttgart certificate of origin is exactly the candidate for a concours-grade restoration. $28,000 at the current state of completion is fair (a finished car of this provenance retails $65,000-95,000).

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Ive got the workshop manual scans for the W111 220Sb (Mercedes-Benz workshop manual P55 series, 318 pages). Also the M180 carburetor adjustment sequence and the Federal-spec headlight bezel measurements that the original assembly used. Whoever buys this will need them.

SOLD to private buyer Pokolbin (Hunter Valley) restoring his late father's car on 12-03-2021 04:42 PM. Thread closed.
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