This next feature is almost a Bracq Friday feature, but ultimately the W111 sedan design is attributed to Friedrich Geiger, but who's counting anyway? Monsieur Bracq did, however, design the coupe version of the W111 and was probably involved with the sedan as a junior designer at the time. Find this 1964 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE W111 here on eBay bidding for $7,000 with 4 days to go, located in Downingtown, PA.
The W111 coupe was built from 1961 to 1971 and it overlaps production of
the W111 and W108 sedan chassis. The later (post '65) W111 coupes
could be considered a W108 coupe, but the two door versions offer an
immensely long hood and graceful rear glass shape at fairly high price point...unless they've got some wacky engine transplant...then they are dirt cheap. Find this 1967 Mercedes Benz 250 SE W111 with Chevy S10 Power offered for $7,900 in Los Angeles, CA via craigslist.
Let's kickoff our celebration of Bracq Friday with a classic Paul Bracq designed coupe from Mercedes. Not the SL, because you need to be a banker or a gangster to afford one of those, but the still expensive W111 Coupe. The W111 coupe was built from 1961 to 1971 and it overlaps production of the W111 and W108 sedan chassis. The later (post '65) W111 coupes could be considered a W108 coupe, but the two door versions offer an immensely long hood and graceful rear glass shape at the price point of a new mid-sized family sedan. Find this 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SE W111 Coupe here on eBay
, currently bidding for $25,400 with 2 days to go.
It rubs the carnuba wax on the paint or it gets a busted coolant hose again. There was a time when this '78 Chevrolet Blazer was a young SUV with dreams of 4x4 trails on his mind, but after years of systematic abuse and it had a sort-of identity crisis that caused it to go all nutso. Now, it looks like a 1961 Mercedes Benz off-roader
currently bidding for $1,300 with 3 days to go, located in Hardy, AR via eBay. 
The Mercedes-Benz W111 chassis will be forever remembered as the Heckflosse, for its small fins in the sedan version, but it could as easily be remembered for introducing the world's first front & rear crumple zones or the use of Mercedes' patented retractable seat belts. Drive a W111 sedan today and it won't make you feel like a F1 driver, but more like a Sheikh or a Sultan. It will remind you of years past when Sheikhs and Sultans didn't have to keep an eye out for predator drones and could just cruise the desert with five favorites from the harem -- searching for an oasis when petrol was only ع.د500 dinar per gallon. Find this 1964 Mercedes-Benz 220S W111 Heckflosse for $5,900 in Long Beach, CA via craigslist.
Driving a Mercedes-Benz W111 is a pleasure that few will ever experience, not just because a limited quantity were built or remain, but also because prices have edged into serious collector levels. The cabriolet version is not affordable even in rusted hulk shape, but the coupes show up from time-to-time at reasonable prices and today's feature is a driver for a fair price. Find this 1963 Mercedes-Benz 220SE Coupe for sale in SF Bay Area, CA for $13,500 via craigslist. Tip from Kaibeezy.
The Mercedes-Benz W111 was the equivalent of an S-Class Mercedes in the mid sixties and has gained the nickname Heckflosse (German for Fintail). Technically the rear fins were called peilstege (German for sightlines) and weren't designed for aerodynamic stability, but to help the driver find the ends of the car when backing up. We would welcome such appendages in most modern sedans whose monstrously high belt lines (for "style") have turned locating the bumper into a game of bumper tag. Ironic that a modern S-Class lacks both the style and function of a classic W111. This 1966 Mercedes-Benz W111 Heckflosse is for sale in frosty Anchorage, AK via craiglist for the hot price of $5,500. Thanks for the tip from ANCMatt. 