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Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb Cabriolet — full restoration

An ivory 220 SEb Cabriolet, restored from the ground up: shell stripped bare then lacquered, six-cylinder and Bosch mechanical injection fully rebuilt, gearbox, front axle and brakes redone, red leather upholstery.

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The car

ModelMercedes-Benz 220 SEb Cabriolet
ColourIvory
InteriorRed leather
EngineSix cylinders, Bosch mechanical injection
WorkShell, paint, engine, gearbox, front axle, upholstery
WorkshopMougins
Engine, running gear, underside: thirty seconds in the workshop.

The project

Step by step.

  1. 01

    The shell.

    The underbody is sanded back to bare metal, then the shell is lacquered ivory right into the engine bay, where a new wiring loom runs.

    Ivory engine bay of the 220 SEb, new wiring loom and black steering box.
    The ivory engine bay.

  2. 02

    The six-cylinder.

    Removed, opened, fully rebuilt: block, connecting rods, pistons, timing, water pump, then the Bosch mechanical injection.

    The 220 SEb’s six-cylinder block stripped bare on its stand.
    The block stripped bare.
    The six-cylinder’s connecting rods lined up on the bench.
    The connecting rods, checked.
    Pistons and timing gear of the 220 SEb on the bench.
    Pistons and timing.
    Rebuilt water pump housing, blasted aluminium.
    The water pump, rebuilt.
    The 220 SEb’s block rebuilt, painted black, red liners, on its stand.
    The block, rebuilt.
    Rebuilt Bosch mechanical injection pump, brass and aluminium.
    The Bosch mechanical injection, rebuilt.
    The 220 SEb’s rebuilt six-cylinder: aluminium rocker cover, black block, flywheel.
    The six-cylinder, reassembled.

  3. 03

    Gearbox, front axle, brakes.

    The gearbox is rebuilt; the front subframe and springs are lacquered black; the brake backing plates are new.

    The 220 SEb’s gearbox rebuilt, aluminium and gold zinc plating.
    The gearbox, rebuilt.
    The 220 SEb’s front axle rebuilt, subframe and springs lacquered black.
    The front axle, rebuilt.
    New black brake backing plates of the 220 SEb.
    The brake backing plates, new.

  4. 04

    Red leather.

    Bench and seats in red leather with sewn pleats, inside the ivory shell; a red lacquered dashboard with chrome instruments.

    The 220 SEb’s rear bench redone in red leather, with sewn pleats.
    The red leather bench.
    The 220 SEb’s cabin from above: red leather upholstery inside the ivory shell.
    Red leather, ivory shell.
    The 220 SEb’s chrome instrument cluster on the red lacquered dashboard.
    Red lacquered dashboard, chrome instruments.

  5. 05

    Reassembly.

    The engine returns to its ivory bay, brass injection rail in place; then come the chrome and the lights.

    Ivory front wing and headlamp of the 220 SEb during final reassembly, whitewall tyre.
    Final reassembly.
The completed ivory 220 SEb Cabriolet: beige hood, chrome and whitewall tyres.

The result

Ivory and chrome.

The completed 220 SEb Cabriolet, beige hood and whitewall tyres.

Before, after

Before, after.

  • Mercedes-Benz · 220 SEb CabrioletThe engine, before and after.

    The 220 SEb’s grimy six-cylinder on a pallet, before its rebuild.Before
    The same six-cylinder rebuilt, injection pump side.After

  • Mercedes-Benz · 220 SEb CabrioletThe shell, in bare metal then lacquered ivory.

    The 220 SEb’s shell in bare metal on its rotisserie, at the start of the project.Before
    The shell lacquered ivory, above the rebuilt front axle.After

All our work

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