“Built between 1951 and 1957, they were top of the range Mercedes at the time. There were three versions, the a, b and c, this one being an a. They were similar in quality and price to the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud and the Bentley S1, but they had far superior performances. They became known as Adenauer, because the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer, requisitioned six for his service. Strange as it may seem, they shared several innovations and mechanical components with the iconic 300 SL Gullwing.”