1960 Mercedes-Benz 300D Adenauer
Miles
75,858
Engine Size
Inline 6
Transmission Type
Automatic
Drivetrain
RWD
Description
The Mercedes-Benz W189 model 300 was a four-door luxury tourer produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1957 and 1962. It
was the company's flagship model at the time, equivalent to the modern S-Class and Maybach.
Marketed as the Type 300d, it was equal in features and price but superior in performance to the rival Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud. Favored by statesmen and…
1960 Mercedes-Benz 300D Adenauer
Miles
75,858
Engine Size
Inline 6
Transmission Type
Automatic
Drivetrain
RWD
Description
The Mercedes-Benz W189 model 300 was a four-door luxury tourer produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1957 and 1962. It
was the company’s flagship model at the time, equivalent to the modern S-Class and Maybach.
Marketed as the Type 300d, it was equal in features and price but superior in performance to the rival Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud. Favored by statesmen and business leaders, it offered options such as a glass partition, VHF mobile
telephone, and dictation machine.
All but hand-built as the company flagship, the 300d is often identified as an Adenauer after Konrad Adenauer, the
first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, who employed six custom cabriolet, hardtop saloon, and
landaulet versions of the W189 and its precursor W186 series during his 1949-1963 tenure. Among the custom features
in these “parade cars” were writing desks, sirens, curtains, dividing partitions, sunroofs, and half-roof
“landaulet” configurations.