* 2,195cc fuel-injected SOHC in-line six-cylinder * 4-speed manual transmission * Unrestored, three owners from new * Handbuilt German quality * Fantastic value & style "The Mercedes 220SE Coupé is a very fine engineering achievement.

Not only does it provide fast and economical transport for four and their luggage, but outstanding road-holding and riding qualities make this a car which is a pleasure to drive hard, and one in which it is safe and comfortable to do so.

Furthermore, it has superb brakes and a high standard of mechanical refinement." – The Autocar .

Of course, Autocar 's observations applied equally to the 220SEb Convertible, which was one of two luxurious derivatives of the 220SEb saloon that had been launched at the Frankfurt Show in 1959 heralding a style that would become synonymous with the brand through to the 1980s in some form, particularly when its somewhat dated fins were dropped the following year.

Longer than their predecessors, the newcomers featured a wi...