1962 Mercedes-Benz 180C

Sedan

M121 B. VIII.

4-gear steering column shift manual transmission

035920

Clear

Gasoline

About this lovely and loved car: 1962 Mercedes-Benz 180c Ponton (W120) 4-cyl. M121 gas engine. Displacement: 115.7 cu. in. (1,897 cc) Daimler-Benz produced the 180 sedan (W120) series from 1953-1962. Odometer shows 41,859 mi., (but could actually be 141,859 mi.) Custom-installed under the glove box is a Blaupunkt shortwave automobile shortwave adapter, a vintage car radio accessory of the time for Porsche and Volskswagen. It has a chrome faceplate and ivory color buttons. Through this converter the main Blaupunkt radio became a Shortwave World Band Receiver. Shortwave reception is only possible via the MW band (M knob) of the Blaupunkt Radio. The Blaupunkt Short Waveworks with 6V and 12V. The 8 numbered buttons correspond to the sw bands. Button 16 refers to the 16 m band, 19, to the 19 m band, etc. The full description of the bands and frequencies can be found in a printed table that I took a photo of. The radio is turned on by flipping the toggle switches under the dash on the driver's left side. Chassis # (120-010) 10-035920VIN #: 035920Engine #: 1342Body #: (A 120.010) 10-01098Paintwork #: DB 226 H Single owner/family since new. Car was purchased new by original owner (my father) on July 19, 1962 from Goodwin Motor Corporation, Plainfield, NJ and kept in a dry garage since that time to the present. Original sales receipt & Cert. of Ownership available (see photos). This is a listing created by a private seller (me, the original owner's son who kept the car when it passed to me). Comprehensively restored with $13k in work done March 1986 through August 1987 by Marty Beron of Grey Hills Auto Restoration, Blairstown, NJ. Complete documentation available. Complete restoration, maintenance and repair history available! 1962-2018! Car was repainted once in original green DB 226 H when it was restored. Please view photos closely. They represent faithfully both the good-looking aspects of the paint work as well as the flaws and blemishes. The headliner is made of wool. Installed and fitted during the 1986 restoration. Two new Bilstein shocks and two new front engine mounts were installed in 1989. Driver's side mirror in fixed position. Originally, could be adjusted. Fuel gauge does not work. Can send additional photos - contact through messaging system From 2015 - 2017 the following was done: New spark plugs, oil change with new oil filter, radiator fluid flush and top off. Also, a new, high-quality original type fuel pump made in Germany with manual priming lever was obtained from Authentic Classics and installed during this time period. The fuel filter housing was thoroughly cleaned and fitted with a new Bosch fuel filter. A new, metal fuel line was installed from fuel filter to pump inlet. The original Solex 34 PICB carburetor was replaced with a rebuilt, identical type (original carburetor included in sale, ditto original fuel pump). The car starts right up and runs, but backfires. And the engine stalls out as soon as one puts it in gear, disengages the clutch, and presses down on gas pedal. The cause is probably either the carburetor needing adjustment, a vacuum leak, or the engine timing needing adjustment, according to a local, Mercedes pro mechanic. Because of this fact, this lovely and elegant car is being offered at auction by the original owner's son with a low reserve. Engine compression and general health appear to be fine. Just a little time and TLC would get this lovely car back on the road again! About the original owner: The story of this car would begin with a Cuban emigré radio engineer and technical translator, Javier L. Collazo, who in the early 50's settled in Queens, New York and later in New Jersey to raise a family. He loved the elegant lines and engineering precision of Mercedes automobiles of the time and also owned a '61 300D. He was a wireless telegraph operator from an early age and soon became Technical Director for Cuban Wireless Corporation in Cuba before moving to the U.S. to work as technical translator for RCA and head of its Translations Department in NJ and New York City until retiring in 1980. He also published two English-Spanish/Spanish-English technical dictionaries, both published by McGraw-Hill (1980, 2000). He was a Charter Member of the American Translator’s Association and won the Gode Prize in 1996. He later was named a Corresponding Member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE). Upon his passing in 2003, the car was passed to his son who has kept it in a dry garage.