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Sporty state coach - Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet and Coupé

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Created on September 1, 1962

Reading time 4min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1961) - die leicht verbreitere Spur hinten ist kaum sichtbar

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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet (1963) - damit kann man statusbewusst bei der Jacht vorfahren

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1962) - 160 PS leistete der starke Motor

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1961) - Heckansicht des geöffneten Cabrios

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1962) - gebaut von 1962 bis 1967

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1962) - Fahrsicherheit, Formschönheit, Komfort und Fahcleistungen machen das Fahrezug zu einem Wagen der internationalen Spitzenklasse, meinte der Mercedes-Pressedient damals

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1962) - selbst in dieser Preisklasse waren Stahlfelgen mit Radkappen üblich

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1962) - mit hochgefahrenen Seitenscheiben viel Windschutz

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (1961) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1961) - Interieur

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1962) - Interieur der offenen Version

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3,5 Liter Cabriolet (1969) - Armaturenbrett des schnellen Nobel-Sportwagens

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1963) - der repräsentative Reisewagen mit der sportlichen Note, titelte der Mercedes-Pressedienst

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet (1964) - macht sich auch vor noblem Gemäuer gut

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Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb Cabriolet (1961) - optisch kaum von den späteren Varianten zu unterscheiden

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé (1962) - auch mit festem Dach zu haben

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé (1962) - das Coupé gab sich kaum weniger elegant als das Cabriolet

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (1962) - die Limousine als Basis für die sportlichen Coupé- und Cabriolet-Versionen

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (1961) - Luftfeder-Schema

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (1961) - der Dreiliter-Motor

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (1961) - der Dreiliter-Motor von der Stirnseite her gesehen

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Summary

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet and Coupé embodied what was feasible in many dimensions and represented the pinnacle of German automotive engineering at the beginning of the 1960s. The magazine 'hobby' took a closer look at the car for heads of state. This article reproduces the original text, published in 1962 and now restored, and is illustrated with the historic factory photographs.

This article contains the following chapters

Six special features
Luxury, not pure speed as the goal
Same size, but heavier than the 220
The master on the mountain
Great ride comfort thanks to air suspension
Speed differential from racing car construction
High-quality equipment for good money

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In future, heads of state will be able to present themselves to the cheering masses in a particularly sporty manner. The new Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Cabriolet is to a certain extent the counterpart to the Bentlev, the sportier version of the Rolls Royce 'state car'. As with the 220 SE, a coupé is also available in addition to the cabriolet, but Daimler Benz has long since rationalized in order to cope with the number of models. It can be said that the people in Untcrtürkheim offer a lot and therefore something for everyone, without forgetting the rationality that combines what you want with what you need. This applies in particular to body construction.

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