1960 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coupe
The two-door Ponton coupe is the rarest body style in Mercedes-Benz’s W128 220 SE lineup, with 830 examples built from 1958 to 1960 (compared with 1,112 cabriolets).
The “Ponton” designation referred to the slab-sided, pontoon-style body construction that eliminated separate fenders, a look likened by period observers to a pontoon bridge.
Two-tone Pearl Grey over Black suits the coupe’s upright, chrome-accented profile particularly well. The formal roofline and clean horizontal body lines give it a restrained elegance that the open cabriolet trades for drama.
Inside, red leather contrasts against wood trim that spans the dash and window surrounds, a combination that, when new, placed the 220 SE Coupe at a higher price than a contemporary Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.
Under the hood sits Mercedes-Benz’s M127 2.2-liter overhead-cam inline-six, fitted with Bosch mechanical fuel injection (the “E” in SE stands for Einspritzung, German for fuel injection).
A four-speed manual was standard, with an optional four-speed automatic available; power steering and power windows were also offered.
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