Build Numbers and Years

Model

Year

Production

Number of units

300 & 300b sedans

1951

November 1951 - August 1955 [186 II-III]

47

 

1952

 

2,659

 

1953

 

1,776

 

1954

 

1,185

 

1955

 

547

 

Total

 

6,214

 

Model

Year

Production

Number of units

300 & 300b Convertible sedans

1951

April 1951/March 1952 until July 1955

[186 II-III]

2

 

1952

 

262

 

1953

 

181

 

1954

 

87

 

1955

 

59

 

Total

 

591

 

Model

Year

Production

Number of units

300c sedans

1955

September 1955- June 1957  [186 IV]

330

 

1956

 

885

 

1957

 

217

 

Total

 

1,432

 

Model

Year

Production

Number of units

300c convertible sedans

1955

September/December 1955 until June 1956

[186 IV]

3

 

1956

 

48

 

Total

 

51

 

Model

Year

Production

Number of units

300d sedans

1957

August/November 1957 until March 1962 [189]

144

 

1958

 

1,165

 

1959

 

607

 

1960

 

581

 

1961

 

535

 

1962

 

45

 

Total

 

3,077

 

Model

Year

Production

Number of units

300d convertible sedans

1958

July 1958 until February 1962 [189]

3

 

1959

 

23

 

1960

 

22

 

1961

 

16

 

1962

 

1

 

Total

 

65

   

Production 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 totals
300S 2 113 353 37 55               560
300Sc         5 140 52 3         200
                          860

Note: When two different months are given as production figures, as in April 1951/ March 1952, the first indicates the pre-production and the second, the start of regular series production of the model.

*Information reproduced from page 21 of the book- "Mercedes Benz Production Models by Robert Nitske".   

 

*Chart provided by Craig Semple (Australia) taken from the Niemoller Catalog. 

Modell

Bm-Fgst.

Bm-Motor

Baujahr

Stuckzahl

300

186.011

186.920

11/51-3/54

4778

300CD

186.014

186.920

11/51-3/54

466

300b

186.011

186.920

3/54-8/55

1436

300bCD

186.014

186.920

3/54-8/55

125

300c

186.016

186.920.921

9/55-7/57

1432

300cCD

186.033

186.920.921

9/55-7/57

51

300d

189.010

189.980.981

8/57-3/62

3077

300dCD

189.033

189.980.981

8/57-3/62

65

300SAC

188.010

188.920

1/52-7/55

203

300SCp

188.011

188.920

1/52-7/55

216

300SR

188.012

188.920

1/52-7/55

141

300ScAC

188.013

199.980

9/55-4/58

49

300ScCp

188.014

199.980

9/55-4/58

98

300ScR

188.015

199.980

9/55-4/58

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