The Mercedes-Benz 220 W187, produced from 1951 to 1955, represented the postwar revival of Mercedes-Benz's passenger car lineup, offering refined transportation during a period of German industrial reconstruction. Powered by an inline-six engine and built on a rear-wheel-drive platform with a manual transmission, it carried forward engineering standards that placed it firmly in the executive segment of its era. The W187 generation was notable for the breadth of its body styles, spanning a four-door Limousine, a Coupé, and two open-top variants, the Cabriolet A and Cabriolet B, which differed in their seating configurations. This range of coachwork on a shared mechanical foundation gave the W187 an appeal across different buyer preferences while establishing the 220 nameplate as a cornerstone of Mercedes-Benz's civilian range before the later Ponton-bodied successors arrived.
