The Mercedes-Benz 240 was produced between 1973 and 1986
These models, called “Barre-Eight” (Strich-Acht) in allusion to their year of birth, then contributed by their extraordinary reliability to the reputation that was to be that of all Mercedes-Benz for decades. Although the sedans and coupés of the W 115 series were produced in an edition of almost two million, the Mercedes-Benz /8 succeeded thirty years later to become the classic car (Classic Car) of Daimler. In particular, the Mercedes-Benz 240 in diesel version, presented for the first time in 1973 and produced until 1986, thrilled the public in its two generations not only by its design perceived as timeless but also by its robust t...