Have you been to the Mercedes Classic Center in Fellbach, Germany? We haven’t but thanks to an amazing group of images, we can take a virtual tour through this most extraordinary collection of Mercedes.

The Silvretta Classic in Austria attracts some magnificent cars from all over Europe. This year’s event drew some spectacular examples of the Silver Star’s best classics.

Successor to the round body 219 ‘Ponton” sedan, the spacious new “S” class 111/112 series sedans/coupes were introduced in 1959 and featured quirky “fintal”coachwork. Available in a wide array of specifications, a unaltered clean Fintail is a comfortable and inexpensive collectible Mercedes today.

We’re fond of the “Fintail” range of Sedans. With crisp, unique styling, excellent passive safety features (for its day!), the Fintail is a roomy tour and event car. Buy a good one, however, as restoration costs can far exceed a great car’s end value.

Erik Johnson shares some excellent insights in this article.