Mercedes-Benz 250C 1971 Pilarless Coupe with Silver Body and Black Top

Description

The Mercedes-Benz W114 was the upmarket executive mid-sized saloon model for Mercedes from 1968 through to 1975. This car had a distinctive appeal owing to its beautiful, classic (modern for the time) design and the superb level of integrity and refinement offered by this model. A coupé variant of this model was introduced in 1969 with a 'C' designated after the model number. The coupé was the same length as the saloon (from the A-pillar forward it was identical) the passenger compartment was 19 inches shorter, the roof was two inches lower and the boot was considerably longer. It also had a more elegant rear window reminiscent of the "pagoda SLs", chrome strips down each side of the roof and a pillarless design where all the windows could be wound completely away for "summer motoring". Designed by French auto designer Paul Bracq who was chief designer at Mercedes-Benz, the pillarless design allowed all the windows to be lowered completely for open air motoring. Only 8,824 examples of the 250C were built between 1968 and 1972, making this a great investment and collector’s dream.