Long known for their technical innovation and pursuit of engineering excellence in addition to Luxuriously-appointed interiors, Daimler  Benz created some of the world’s most beautiful cars in the 1950s. The 300D was no exception, of which “Konrad” is a fine example. I have named him after the Famous German Chancillor “Konrad Adenauer”, who owned 6 of these ‘300’ limousines throughout his decade-long tenure. He loved them, and it’s easy to see why – they truly are a magnificent super-car of their day, fit for a statesman, and came fitted with independent rear suspension, and later on had Mechanical Fuel injection and power steering giving them superlative performance, even compared with Arch-Rival Rolls Royce. It is because of this link that they became known as the “adenauer mercedes”, and they were placed at the very top of the already exclusive Daimler-Benz passenger vehicle hierarchy during the 1951-1962 period.

Konrad the 300D is really in a class of his own, and was the flagship model offered by Mercedes-Benz back in the day, a grandfather to the legendary ‘600’ Grosser that followed, which was THE choice of Dictators & Despots; basically the best production car one could buy; But that’s not to say Ponty is some ordinary ‘shopping trolley’. This car is a formidable luxury sedan of the day, which also had performance and prestige. As such he makes a perfect partner car to Konrad, or you may admire his styling in preference. A pleasure to drive – silky smooth 6 cylinder motor and gear box, as opposed to Konrad’s advanced automatic transmission, he really is comfortable, classy & a real “goer” too!. A true gentleman’s sports saloon you might say.