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Mercedes Benz 220 Wendler Cabriolet - exclusive open-top pleasure

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Created on September 7, 2014

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Bruno von Rotz

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - stattliches Cabriolet von 1,35 Tonnen Leergewicht

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - war deutlich teurer als das bereits kostspielige Serien-Cabriolet

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - als Basis nutzte Wendler das serienmässige Fahrgestell des W 187

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - rundliches Heck am Wendler-Cabriolet

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - die Wendler-Karosserie geht deutlich stärker in Richtung Pontonform als die Serienvariante

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - elegantes zweitüriges Cabriolet

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - komplett offen, das Verdeck liegt nur wenig auf

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - Blick in das offene Cabriolet

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - Schaltung am Lenkrad

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - Blick ins Cockpit

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - Blau in Blau im Innern

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - gepflegtes Interieur

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - Armaturen wie beim Serien-Pendant

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - Radio aus der Zeit

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - schräg vorklappbare Sitze lassen einen bequemen Zustieg zum Fondbereich zu

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - alles in feinstem Leder

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - der Reihen-Sechszylinder ist unter einem grossen Luftfilter versteckt

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - Typenschild

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Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet Wendler (1952) - mit dem passenden Gepäck

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Mercedes Benz 220 Sportcabriolet Wendler (1954) - zwei- plus zweisitzige Sonderkarosserie

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - W 187 hiess diese Baureihe

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - W 187 hiess diese Baureihe

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - als Limousine mit vier Türen

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - Cabriolet A der Baureihe W 187

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - Cabriolet A in der Ausführung mit gerader Frontscheibe

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - Cabriolet B der Baureihe W 187

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - Cabriolet B der Baureihe W 187

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - Cabriolet B

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1952) - offener Tourenwagen

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - die Türen des Cabriolet B öffnen nach hinten

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - Cabriolet B mit vorgeklappter Sitzlehne

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - Cabriolet der Baureihe W 187

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - das Cabriolet A wurde nur von 1951 bis 1953 mit planer Frontscheibe gebaut

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1951) - die Türen der Limousine öffneten gegenläufig

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1952) - als Cabriolet B mit 80 PS

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1952) - als offener Tourenwagen

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1952) - Cabriolet B der Baureihe W 187

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1952) - im Hafen von Nizza

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1953) - Cabriolet B der Baureihe W 187

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1953) - das Coupé, besonders selten und exklusiv

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1954) - als Coupé mit Schiebedach

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1954) - Cabriolet A mit gewölbter Frontscheibe, gebaut 1953 bis 1955

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DKW Wendler Roadster (1954) - leichtgewichtiges Cabriolet

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DKW Wendler Roadster (1954) - leichtgewichtiges Cabriolet

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DKW Wendler Roadster (1954) - leichtgewichtiges Cabriolet

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Dyna-Veritas Wendler (1953) - auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1953

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Summary

Between 1951 and 1955, not quite 1300 Mercedes Benz 220 Cabriolet A/B left the factory near Stuttgart. Some of the chassis built were passed on to coachbuilders without bodies. The Wendler company wrapped several of these chassis. This resulted in elegant convertibles in the style of the time. This report portrays a Mercedes Benz 220 Wendler Cabriolet from 1952 and summarizes the history of the Wendler company.

This article contains the following chapters

Over 100 years of experience
Prototype production as a second mainstay
Post-war Mercedes Benz 220
Elegant result
Alternative from the same company

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Those who were wealthy and had discerning tastes in the 1950s did not buy a Mercedes Benz 220 off the peg, but had a chassis fitted by a coachbuilder of their choice. The owner of the Möhle company apparently belonged to this group of connoisseurs and he commissioned the coachbuilder Wendler to build a convertible to his specific requirements. Wendler was a good choice, as it brought together a wealth of experience and coachbuilding tradition. Erhard Wendler had already opened his business in 1840 and moved to Lederstrasse 128 in Reutlingen in 1863. Initially, carriages were built, the so-called Wendler "Chaisen", but after the First World War, the company turned its attention to automobile construction.

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