Premièred at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1965, the initial model line-up of the W 108 consisted of the 250 S, 250 SE, and 300 SE, as well as a sole W 109, the 300 SEL.

Engines for the new car were carried over from the previous generation, but enlarged and refined.

The 250 S was fitted with a 2496 cm³ straight-six M108 engine delivering 130 bhp which accelerated the car to 62 mph in 13 seconds and gave a top speed of 113 mph but was superseded by a 2.8 litre M130, the ultimate variant of the mid-sized six, obtained by increasing the bore by 4.5mm.

The result was the maximum practical enlargement of the engine.

Approximately 130,000 of the 250 S/SE models were built during the first two years of the W 108/109's existence.

This very well presented example of the 250S Mercedes-Benz saloon originally resided in Greece in the custody of a very successful Greek businessman and as such has benefitted from upgrades and the warmer dry climate; hence its condition today.

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