Me!

Born in '55

Pushed around

Born again

Gettin' back on the road

At the time I was born I looked a little different than in the picture you saw before. My color was "Dunkel Tabak Braun" (Mercedes-Benz  Color #423). One of those conservative ugly colors of these days. Nice to have were all these options that Mr. Morris ordered with me. Oh, I forgot to mention how my former owner and I have the same name! Well,  it's the tradition in the German vintage car scene that the car gets the first name of its first owner. But unfortunately I forgot his given-name and this information got lost. That's why I'm the exception to this tradition and have his last-name.

But back to my options: I had a set of MERCEDES-BENZ suitcases and a factory parts-kit. My first owner ordered me with a TELEFUNKEN radio, a front bench, windshield-washers and heating-fans. Not all of my sisters had these options, and we are a big family !  This picture shows one of my brothers, his name is 220a, too. He was very proud to be in this commercial. It gives a very good idea of how I looked in my first years. But as time went by, I lost some of my neat accessories, extras, and even standard items. By know Mark, my new owner, has recovered them for me.