It’s in regards to the time within the yr when many of us are prepared to start out having fun with hotter temperatures and planning summer time holidays. Hawaii looks as if an excellent place to go to. So why not deliver again a memento?
The Choose of the Day is a 1965 Mercedes-Benz 220S luxurious sedan listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Hana, Hawaii. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)
“Stunning fintail, garage-kept, inventory, new tires, radiator rebuilt two years in the past,” the itemizing states. “Was initially a black-plate California automotive till three years in the past once we introduced it over to Hawaii, the place it has sat within the storage since.”
This 220S model rides on Mercedes’ W111 chassis and was labeled when new as a full-sized luxurious automotive. The platform was used from 1959 by means of 1968 for the model’s four-door autos (or saloons). The vendor’s “fintail” reference refers back to the automotive’s delicate however distinctive rear finish therapy with small tailfins which by the mid-Nineteen Sixties had been being phased out of favor. The W111 was a complicated automotive for its time; it had good visibility, security crumple zones, and retractable seat belts.
This instance seems good within the itemizing’s images, though the vendor clarifies that there are some blemishes upon nearer inspection. “Just about rust-free, paint has a little bit of cracking on the hood and a little bit of floor bubble on the rear. Inside might use some work however nothing huge.” The unique Becker radio is inoperative. A brief video is included with the itemizing which reveals a start-up.
Energy below the hood comes from an inline-six paired with an automated transmission. The vendor says that the automotive runs fantastically and handles nice. “Must discover a house,” the itemizing concludes.
By the way in which, the city of Hana is positioned on the northeast shores of Maui and was initially settled as farmland for sugar cane within the mid-Eighteen Eighties. Probably the most well-known points of interest within the space is Hana’s scenic and windy entry street, often called the Street to Hana. It’s 64 miles lengthy and includes routes 36 and 360. What an ideal place that will be to take pleasure in driving a traditional Mercedes-Benz earlier than delivery it house!
The vendor is asking $22,000 for this 220S, which incorporates spare components and a store guide. Hawaiian journey lodging and facilities are bought individually.
To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Choose of the Day.
