1972 Mercedes 220 Automatic W115 RHD

Highlights

• Older bare metal restoration in 2003 dry stored between 2005 and 2024
• Smart cream white paintwork with hardwearing tan MB Tex interior
• Recently serviced and carburettor reconditioned
• New fuel pump, electronic ignition, HT leads and coil
• Durable 2.2L M115 100bhp engine with 4spd auto box
• One of only a handful of W115 RHD models in the UK

The Appeal

Few three-box saloons do ‘durable’ quite like Mercedes’ unburstable W115. These cars are utterly reliable, serving as family transport, executive conveyance, and taxi rank staples for decades. And then there’s the appeal of, Paul Bracq’s crisp design, with its trademark ‘stack’ headlights.

First registered in the UK in April 1972, this smart 220 automatic has had just three registered keepers in the intervening 54 years. We’re told the vendor acquired it a year or so ago after it had been in storage since 2005. That lay-up followed a 2003 bare metal restoration, resulting in the well presented cream paintwork you see in the photos. The car is said to in good order and to run well too. The hardwearing tan MB Tex interior is a quiet reminder of how well-designed these cars are for drivers and passengers.

We’re told that since buying the car the vendor has undertaken a full service and reconditioned the carburettor. It has also been fitted with new fuel pump, electronic ignition, replacement coil and HT leads and a new battery. Since that work it is said to have covered negligible mileage over the past year and been used on dry days for car shows.

The vendor says:

“Lovely looking classic and very comfortable to drive, although only goes out on dry days usually to a car show. Very comfortable with smooth automatic gear change, attracts thumbs up from other drivers.”

Key Information

• Mileage: 26,471 miles indicated (stated as correct; service history from main Mercedes agent recorded up to 78,224 miles, therefore likely to be at least 126,471 miles)
• Country of registration: United Kingdom
• Technical inspection status: MOT exempt
• Technical specs: 2,197cc 100bhp four-cylinder petrol, four-speed automatic
• Paperwork: Service history from a main Mercedes agent up to 78,224 miles, with numerous subsequent invoices mostly from Mercedes, old MOTs and invoices, handbooks, V5C

The Detail

• Recorded colour change in 2003 (previously green) indicates restoration date
• Vendor advises car has received bare metal respray finished in cream as shown
• Car was dry stored from 2005 to around 2024 when vendor acquired car
• Well presented car with clean paintwork and straigh panels
• Factory standard car with steel wheels and chrome body colour hub caps
• Restoration included rear halfshafts and various engine and gearbox mounts
• Vendor states no signs of welding are visible anywhere on the car (not verified)
• Vendor describes the paintwork as in excellent condition throughout
• We are told that the interior is in excellent condition
• MB Tex tan interior presents well in photos with few signs of wear
• Dashboard, door cards, carpets and switchgear in good order for age
• Fitted with Blaupunkt classic radio cassette
• Vendor reports the underside is in excellent condition
• Underside can be checked by buyers in photos
• Reconditioned carburettor and fuel pump recently fitted
• New electronic ignition, coil, HT leads, and battery fitted
• Vendor reports smooth automatic gear changes
• The vendor states everything is in working order
• Only taken out on dry days during current ownership, usually to car shows
• Negligible mileage covered during the current keeper’s approximately one year of ownership

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