1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 S [W111]

1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 S [W111] in Knight Rider, TV Series, 1982-1986 Ep. 4.16

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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no-a ◊ 2022-10-01 00:51
andrepa ◊ 2022-10-01 01:49	Built between late 1965 and late 1967 not yet MY 1968 by still swan neck mirror 2nd series W110 could be a 200 or 230 but no 200D @no-a is there any bit of original sound indicating wether it is 4 cyl 200 or 6 cyl 230 ? 230/200 * 40.000/70.000 ~ 36% of Benziner were 230
dsl ◊ 2022-10-01 01:51	Standard Catalog has 200, 200D, 230 and 230S arriving for 66 in US and continuing thru 67. It says 230 was same appearance as 200, except it "wore a front end like the 250 with single headlamps and an upper bumper guard bar". No sign of upper bumper guard bar here, so 200??
no-a ◊ 2022-10-01 02:32	andrepa wrote @no-a is there any bit of original sound indicating wether it is 4 cyl 200 or 6 cyl 230 ? I'm afraid I can't distinguish the difference
andrepa ◊ 2022-10-01 13:03	Think only the July 1966+ 230S was equipped with upper bumper guard bars as standard togehter with the 120HP S-class engine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9NNoxAI7k4 I punish myself for lying here a 200D with upper bumpers, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EyuyKSSHWA and what abot the rare decoration line, is it aftermarket?
andrepa ◊ 2022-10-01 13:13	There is another hint for a 230: last thumb provided by no-a shows rear seats with center armrest* beeing standart on 230. * Although we can't see armrest the shiny mid section is suspiciously.