Mercedes-Benz S-Class "Tradition"

[Twitch]

I found these official pictures from Mercedes-Benz. The orignals are so huge, 3 megs each!

Well, enjoy![:D]


Mercedes-Benz 300 (W 186), model year 1951


Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (W 112), model year 1961


Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (W 116), model year 1972


Mercedes-Benz (W 126), model year 1979


Mercedes-Benz (W 140), model year 1991



Mercedes-Benz (W 220), model year 1998


Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (W 112) Interior, model year 1961


Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (W 116) Interior, model year 1972


Mercedes-Benz (W 126) Interior, model year 1979


Mercedes-Benz (W 140) Interior, model year 1991


Mercedes-Benz (W 220) Interior, model year 1998

[jzaroh]

Excellent Twitch. That's awesome. Now that I see them up close together, I have to say the only model that doesn't seem to fit in is the W220. It lacks that old "boxy" S tradition. It is amazing how much the W126 looks like the W140 and how much the W116 looks like the W126.

Like I said before, the W220 just doesn't seem to fit as well with that crowd of S's. Too aerodynamic, I guess[?]

[Four Door Monster]

Can't help myself, but the 300 SE does not exist in the w116 series.

[jzaroh]

[:D]I missed that one. I was just looking at the photos. Yeah Twitch, leave it to us to nitpick. You meant 280SE right? With the M110 which provided such sterling service?

[wbain]

I can't help myself either. I don't think the 300SE LWB existed until 1963.

My dad had one of them, a 1965, and it was a fabulous car. It was a very complex car but fabulous to drive. 80 mph drove like 40. The brakes were fantastic. It was far ahead of its' time, IMHO. (maybe they all are!)

[nismodrifter]

for the originals go to www.dieselstation.com

go to the wallpaper section-->scroll to mercedes-->hit S CLASS

[spanners]

If we are into nitpicking, then that 1979 126 dash is wrong.

Unless I am mistaken, that looks like the dash cluster of a W107.

[Twitch]

Dunno, really, really looks like my dash in my W126[?]

As for the 300SE(W116) I might be wrong, but I got it from Mercedes-Benz Official site. Mercedes-Benz must be wrong then:P

[jzaroh]

spanners - 12/19/2003 9:10 PM

If we are into nitpicking, then that 1979 126 dash is wrong.

Unless I am mistaken, that looks like the dash cluster of a W107.

The W126 dash is correct. Definitely. I just don't like the interior colored wheel. That suits the newer cars(like my E420) because the dashboard is the same color as the wheel itself. It clashes badly.

The W116 dash cluster is what would be found in the R107. The W126 dash cluster is similar to a W201, W124, R129, W140, W202, W210,(gawd there are so many to list) etc. Until about '00 all dash clusters looked really similar.

[janos_z]

the w126 dash is correct, though it's a later model's (post-85) because it has an airbag.