1965 Mercedes-Benze 220SE Cabriolet Practically New Total Ground–Up Restoration
1965 Mercedes-Benz 200-Series 220SE Cabriolet Description:
Mercedes-Benz Classics1965 Mercedes-Benz 220SE Cabriolet
You can view this this beautifully restored Cabriolet right now in Orange County, CA, 10 minutes from John Wayne Airport.
Please call or text 805-612-0046 or email DanMBZ805@gmail.com in order to set up an appointment.
This was a serious and costly restoration.
Over $275,000 has been invested in this epic project.
Over 3,000 hours of detailed restoration work over the course of 7+ years.
Only 2,729 were ever built to begin with.
There simply are no comparables! Please watch in our upcoming eBay auctions a 1969 Medium Blue 280se cabriolet that is a very nice driver and will be listed on eBay soon.
| This 220SE Cabriolet has been restored in the factory midnight blue, color code {904}. A magnificent paint job was done on a bare body with extreme attention to detail both inside and out. Engine bay fully restored to factory specifications using every hose clamp available from that era. Engine, transmission and rear end have all been rebuilt, as well as the front suspension, using new parts from Mercedes-Benz wherever available. The injection pump was rebuilt by Gus Pfister, founder of Pacific Fuel Injection in Northern California, highly regarded as the best place to get these injection parts serviced. Click to enlarge any of the photos below. A link to a slideshow of all the enlarged photos is available at the bottom of the page. |
| The interior was completely redone in the factory using Mercedes-Benz parchment leather. Rather than purchasing a leather seat kit, the seat patterns were crafted from scratch, copying the original seat covers. Carpet was also tailored to the car and not a kit that most people buy online and throw in there hoping that it will adjust itself to the car. The outside door handles were purchased brand new, as well as the lock on the trunk. Our interior guy has only been working on our cars exclusively, which have been only Mercedes Benz and occasionally a Rolls Royce or Ferrari, for the last 35 years. |
| Factory Blue German canvas and original Headliner materials used to rebuild the soft top frame from the bottom up. Every molding has been re-chromed by the best shop in Los Angeles. We also purchased a set of burl wood from Mercedes Benz in Germany circa 1986, fully aware that we'd find good use for it in this 220SE Cabriolet. All brand new factory Mercedes glass was purchased for this project 14 years ago, including a Brand new windshield and molding. It's equipped with brand New European headlights and tail lights items that are no longer available today, a professionally rebuilt factory installed Becker radio and a brand new Hirschman electric antenna; also an item that can no longer be purchased today at any price! There are too many other parts to list. |
| Both, the undercarriage and the trunk were completely redone; detailed with cad plated fuel and brake lines and all new brackets to hold them up. We truly feel it's safe to say this is the best 220SE Cabriolet restoration in existence. |
| Click here to view a slideshow of the enlarged images. |
