Vehicle Description
1952 Mercedes Benz 300 Adenauer a four-door luxury tourer produced
by Mercedes-Benz between 1951 and 1957. The company's largest and
most prestigious automobile, it was the Maybach of its day,
elegant, powerful, exclusive, and expensive. Three versions were
produced in succession, known informally as the 300a (or simply
300), 300b, and 300c. An enlarged '300d' variant built on the W189
chassis succeeded it in late 1957. All but hand-built as the
company flagship, the W186 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 W186 and its successor W189 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. 4 door 300
(W186) was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in April 1951 and
entered series production in November 1951. It had no 'a'
designation, which was informally added, along with the 'b' and
'c', by later enthusiasts seeking to distinguish the three W186
generations. Available as both a saloon and cabriolet, it featured
graceful modernist bodywork atop Mercedes' proven X-frame chassis.
An all new 3.0 L (2996 cc/182 in�) overhead cam, aluminum head M186
straight-6 was coupled to a 4-speed all-synchromesh manual gearbox.
Twin downdraft Solex carburetors and an innovative diagonal
head-to-block joint that allowed for oversized intake and exhaust
valves produced 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp) at a 6.4:1 compression
ratio. Please Note The Following **Vehicle Location is at our
clients home and Not In Cadillac, Michigan. **We do have a showroom
with about 25 cars that is by appointment only **Please Call First
and talk to one of our reps at 231-468-2809 EXT 1 **
