The model update for the 190 SL was accordingly, good sales success owed. More than 400 details have been improved, but these in the 8 years of construction time extremely discreet and hardly visible, not on the outside anyway.
In 1956 there was a standard time clock with manual winding in the glove box lid.
1958 padded sun visors, for passenger side even with make-up mirror
1960 the cigar lighter was also introduced as standard
1961 then the installation of fastening points for seat belts, thus still no seat belts in series, but against surcharge already, as well as equally white wall tires, Starktonhorn, leather equipment and even the bumper horns belonged likewise to it around only some surchargeful extras to call only some.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…