To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Willy Michiels Collection event, 8 - 15 September 2026.

Offered Without Reserve | €50,000 - €60,000 EUR One of reportedly only 997 examples of the W187-generation 220 completed with the Cabriolet B body style, featuring four seats and corresponding rear side windowsBelieved to have been delivered new in the Netherlands and owned by noted military officer-turned-politician Jules Jacob Adriaan Schagen van Leeuwen until 1976The 2.2-litre M180 engine is mated to a column-shift four-speed manual gearboxPresents in black with a matching black soft-top roof over a tan leather interior Both introduced in 1951, the Mercedes-Benz 220 and 300 series marked the first time that the Stuttgart firm had adopted a straight-six engine in the post-war period.

The 220 model would remain in production through to 1955, available in four different body styles.

Alongside a traditional saloon and svelte coupé offering, approximately 2,275 convert...