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W111
Replacing the Ponton with a design focused on passenger comfort and safety. Wider and squared off, with a large glass greenhouse improving driver visibility. A milestone in car design were front and rear crumple zones for absorbing kinetic energy on impact. All initial models shared the straight-6 engine carried over from the previous generation and capable of accelerating the heavy car to 160 km/h. The W111 spawned a pair of bracketing variants in 1961 : downscale entry-level 4 in-line engined vehicles sharing the W111 chassis and bodies, designated the W110.
2.195 cc
6 In-line
112 hp
Mercedes - The Story of the Star
19/09/2025 - 22/02/2026
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
February 2026
The S class was the first class of steam locomotive to be wholly designed and built in Western Australia. Three engines were built at Midland in 1943, intended for use on goods trains. Another seven, including S 549, were constructed after the Second World War. S 549 entered service on 9 October, 1947 and was named 'Greenmount'. All ten locomotives of the class worked till the end of steam in Western Australia in 1971, with S 549 hauling the last scheduled steam train at Collie on 24 December, 1971. It was then set aside and stored, being written off on 14 August, 1972. On 2 December, 1972 it was moved into the Rail Transport Museum where it sat on display till September, 1985 when work began on its restoration to operating order. After much effort on the part of ARHS members S 549 was returned to steam for the 1997 steam season. After a period hauling tour trains for Hotham Valley Tourist Railway at Pinjarra, S 549 was returned to Bassendean on 2 October 1999. In December 2006 it was steamed to the railway centenary event at Dowerin but has since been displayed at Bassendean.
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Mercedes 220S Ponton (1956-59) Engine 2195cc S6 Production 55279
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The W180 was the first Mercedes to carry the letter S, to signify the luxury appeal of the model, this class became known as S class on later models.Bodily the 220 Series was 7 inches longer than the simular looking 180 Series Ponton model, and better equipped. The S model had a more powerful and upgraded version of the six cylinder engine with 105bhp and a top speed of 90mph, with better flexibility and acceleration. Cars came fitted with wood trim and optional leather interior, it was a car of the highest quality, with fully independant suspension, the 1950's equivelent to todays upper range Mercedes E Class.
They were also the first Mercedes to feature a three box design structure witha self supporting chassis body, known in Germany as the Pontoon. A characteristic of the three boxprinciple were fully integrated wings giving a much more modern look. Gone were the days of glamourous sweeping wings, and in came a more brutal slab slided look, along with the benefit of increased spacein the passenger compartment and engine bay.
This car was originally supplied to a South African client, returning to Europe around 13 years ago, after which it had a total rebuild.
It was the smaller 180 Pontoon that chased James Bonds, Aston Martin in the 1961 film Goldfinger.
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Entering the ballon loop at Port Augusta power station is S302,GM10+6 coal hoppers and GM27,S317,B61 trailing on 1-12-2016
The consist ran from the Port Augusta Workshops to the power station after the 6 hoppers had works completed on them
Loaded APEX ballast climbs away from Kilmore East bound for Melbourne. Before the demise of Guards and of course Guards vans The Apex ran with a van on each end of the hoppers to avoid having to shunt at each end of the run.
C126
The design work for the coupé began immediately after the approval of the sedan. Special attention was given to improved aerodynamics, with a drag coefficient of 0,34. The SEC luxury coupé was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1982. The 560 followed 3 years later as the most powerful model, with a new V8 engine producing 300 hp. At the time, the S-Class belonged to the very best available on the car market, especially with this engine. This coupé also had no competition in its market segment. But it came with a hefty price tag - it was more expensive than a Ferrari Testarossa.
5.547 cc
V8
300 hp
Mercedes - The Story of the Star
19/09/2025 - 22/02/2026
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Brussels - Belgium
February 2026
Clyde built Westrail unit S2104 has not long departed from Picton Yard with a Buaxite train heading towards Kwinana on 10-3-1999
Mercedes S Class Coupe - ADV5S Track Spec CS
Wheel Specs:
ADV5S Track Spec CS
50/50 Exposed Hardware
Finish Disc: Brushed Alum. w/ Gloss Clear
Finish Lip: Polished Alum. w/ Gloss Clear
22x9.5 | 22x11.5
Mileage: 75,645 miles @ April 2016
Engine: 6,332 cc V8 engine
Output: 250 hp @ 4,000 rpm
Top speed: 137 mph (220 km/h)
Production: 6,529 cars built - 1967 -1972
This vehicle was imported from Italy in 2002 and is believed to have been owned by Mario Ricci, a famous Monaco racing driver.
Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands - September 2016
West German excess meets East German poverty
B217 COF - 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SE
E85 RNH - 1988 Sachsenring Trabant 601S
S307 was introduced to service on 8-12-1957. The loco was basically in service throughout the years into Pacific National service and was painted into Pacific National on 12-10-2007. From 2011 it was used as a banker loco based in Adelaide until being stored at the AFT from June 2014 until May 2018 when it was taken to Port Augusta for further storage. The loco was donated to Seymour Rail Heritage Centre and was transferred to Seymour in April 2023.
In this view, S307 is shunting at the Adelaide Freight Terminal on 16-12-11
W109
Chassis n° 109.018.12.002140
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 150.000 - 200.000
Sold for € 432.500
Arguably AMG’s most iconic vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL ‘Red Pig’ jump-started the small company’s rise to fame, leading to Mercedes-Benz’s eventual takeover of the tuning house roughly twenty years ago.
Modified at a customer’s request, AMG started with a damaged 300 SEL and turned it into an all-out racing machine. Boring the engine out to 6.8 litres, which produced 420 bhp, AMG fitted aluminium doors, widened the track, fitted larger tyres, and flared the wheel arches. Due to its ungainly proportions and red paintwork, the car was quickly nicknamed the ‘Red Pig’, but soon enough the car proved itself in the crucible of motorsport. At the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, the car won its class and finished 2nd overall, having started 5th on the grid.
While the original ‘Red Pig’ was eventually used in aircraft testing leading to its destruction, a handful of faithful replicas have been built, including one by Mercedes-Benz. This example started as an accident-free, 1969 model year 300 SEL 6.3 and was restored to a ‘Red Pig’ replica by the Mercedes-Benz specialists at Arthur Bechtel Classic Motors in Böblingen, Germany. Purchased by James Goo Kim, CEO of D.Parts of South Korea, directly from Arthur Bechtel, it has travelled less than 800 km since its conversion.
Bonhams : The Autumn Sale 2020
Estimated : € 120.000 - 180.000
Sold for € 143.750
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
September 2020
"The Mercedes 220 SE coupé is a very fine engineering achievement. Not only does it provide fast and economical transports for four and their luggage, but outstanding roadholding and riding qualities make this a car which is a pleasure to drive hard, and one in which it is safe and comfortable to do so. Furthermore, it has superb brakes and a high standard of mechanical refinement." – Autocar.
Mercedes-Benz debuted four new models at the Frankfurt Show in 1959 - the 220 SEb among them - all of which shared the same basic unitary-construction bodyshell and all-round independent suspension. This new 220 family moved Mercedes-Benz's styling into the modern era; longer than their predecessors, these elegant newcomers featured a wider radiator shell, wrap-around windscreen, enlarged rear window and vertically stacked twin headlamps. The new 220 SEb retained the fuel-injected, single-overhead-camshaft engine of the previous 220 SE, though maximum power of the 2,195cc six was increased by five horsepower to 120bhp (DIN). Top speed was now 172km/h with 100km/h attainable in under 14 seconds.
Coupé and Cabriolet models appeared in 1960 and 1961 respectively, minus the already dated-looking tail fins of the saloon. More modern in style, the luxurious 220 SEb Coupé and Cabriolet were better appointed too, being equipped as standard with a rev counter, leather upholstery, and four-speed automatic transmission with floor-mounted gearchange lever. Girling servo-assisted front disc brakes were fitted from the start of production, a benefit not enjoyed by the saloon until 1962. By the time production ceased in October 1965, fewer than 17,000 220 SEb Coupé and Cabriolet models had been manufactured, of which only 2,729 were Cabriolets, and today these stylish and luxuriously equipped Grand Tourers are highly prized.
This superbly restored Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb Cabriolet was delivered new in Germany. A matching-numbers example equipped with the desirable manual 'floor shift' gearbox, the Mercedes was sold new to a member of the United States' armed forces, who, it is presumed, took the car to the USA.
The present owner discovered this 220 SEb Cabriolet while searching for rare spare parts for his Mercedes-Benz 300 Adenauer Cabriolet D. Visiting the classic car fair in Stuttgart in March 2015, he became enchanted by this Mercedes 220 SEb cabriolet, which he considered to be the most perfectly restored vehicle on show. Delivered new in Germany, retaining matching numbers, and restored to concours standard, it met all of the perfectionist owner's exacting criteria and duly became part of his private collection on 1st March 2016. Since then, some 1,000 kilometres have been covered, including a recent trip to the Coppa Classic Concours in Belgium where it won the award for 'Best Restored Car'. Finished in the attractive colour combination of Burgundy with tan interior, and guaranteed to turn heads wherever it goes, this quite exceptional soft-top 4-seat Mercedes is well-documented and offered with all its original books; M-B Datakart; a selection of restoration photographs; and Belgian registration documents.
2CM5 near Warragoon with S312 leading TL154 and T386 on a loaded El Zorro AWB grain train from Oaklands to Appleton Dock.
Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe | Heat Auto Motoring
William Stern Photography
Wheel Specs:
ADV15 M.V2 CS
Exposed Hardware
Brushed Gloss Red
22x9 | 22x11
S300,44209.TL152,S312 on an empty El Zorro grainy to Oaklands have stopped mid section between Yarrawonga and Warragoon to inspect the second unit 44209 after having problems on 14-10-11.
44209 was later failed and detached into the Warragoon goods siding
Classic lines were on display at Eskbank, with B61, GM27, S317, GM10, and GM22 all in close proximity.
Particularly pleasing was the chance arrangement of B61, GM27, and S317 as seen here.
The 1980s saw a trend for bespoke customised 500SELs known unofficially as 1000SELs as they were considered twice the car compared with the factory 500SEL, and built mainly for the Middle East. This one is a Cullinan by Duchatelet and was owned from new by a royal family and kept in Paris until it was brought to the UK for sale in 2019.
When I was younger, I quite fancied the idea of having a W108/109. Not just any, but the rather nice, 280 SE 3.5 with a 200 hp V8.
At the time, they were worth about $6,000. Which was, unfortunately, about $6,000 more than I had. I had also been cautioned, that running a 25 year old Mercedes-Benz, low-volume V8 was probably pretty expensive as well. Having just looked them up, they are now worth about $35,000, though they are now an additional 30 years old and have probably cost a lot of money to keep them running that long.
Still, lovely. The range launched in 1965, initially with a 2.5 L inline-six, producing 130 PS in the carburettor 250S, of 150 PS in the injected 250 SE. A larger engined 3.0L was fitted to the W109 300SE/SEL, which used air suspension. In this application, the engine produced 170 PS.
In 1967 the 2.8L replaced the 2.5L lifting power to 140 PS and 160 PS for the 280 S and 280 SE respectively, while the 3.5L v8 also joined the range at this time.
Those crazy people who wanted a lot more go, could, from 1966, buy the limited volume 300 SEL 6.3, with the 250 PS / 500 Nm V8 from the flagship W100 600 model. These are probably worth most of $100 K these days.
Key appeal to this kind of car isn't the speed, but the style. 5.0m long, wide, glassy cabins, leather and wood, plenty of space, and plenty of class. There was one down the road from my house even, a pale blue 250 S, which gracefully glided down the street.
X222
3.982 cc
V8
469 PS
700 Nm
Vmax : 250 km/h
0-100 km : 4,9 sec
IAA 2019
Internationale Automobil Ausstellung
Frankfurt
Duitsland - Germany
September 2019
W109
Chassis n° 109.018.12.002140
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 150.000 - 200.000
Sold for € 432.500
Arguably AMG’s most iconic vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL ‘Red Pig’ jump-started the small company’s rise to fame, leading to Mercedes-Benz’s eventual takeover of the tuning house roughly twenty years ago.
Modified at a customer’s request, AMG started with a damaged 300 SEL and turned it into an all-out racing machine. Boring the engine out to 6.8 litres, which produced 420 bhp, AMG fitted aluminium doors, widened the track, fitted larger tyres, and flared the wheel arches. Due to its ungainly proportions and red paintwork, the car was quickly nicknamed the ‘Red Pig’, but soon enough the car proved itself in the crucible of motorsport. At the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, the car won its class and finished 2nd overall, having started 5th on the grid.
While the original ‘Red Pig’ was eventually used in aircraft testing leading to its destruction, a handful of faithful replicas have been built, including one by Mercedes-Benz. This example started as an accident-free, 1969 model year 300 SEL 6.3 and was restored to a ‘Red Pig’ replica by the Mercedes-Benz specialists at Arthur Bechtel Classic Motors in Böblingen, Germany. Purchased by James Goo Kim, CEO of D.Parts of South Korea, directly from Arthur Bechtel, it has travelled less than 800 km since its conversion.