1959 Mercedes 220S Convertible

1959 Mercedes 220S Convertible - VIN: 180-030-Z-85-19904. My father bought this car in 1979 and I recently bought it from him and am starting the process of restoring it. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm basically a car nut. Here are some of the cars that I've owned (or continue to own) over the years. We still have the three BMWs, the VW Beetle and the 1959 Mercedes convertible.

Car now in good running shape.

New BF Goodrich 725-13 bias-ply tires sourced from Coker tire.

The paint codes stamped on the ID plate shows that these are the original colors.

I recently sourced a Becker "Mexico" original style radio from eBay.

I recently (Jan 2009) licensed the car in California and was able to transfer onto the car a yellow 1959 license plate I bought on eBay under the DMV's "Year of Manufacture" rules.

Lots of work to be done obviously though!