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Mercedes-Benz then went on to introduce a new 220 model at the Geneva Motor Show in 1954. The design was modernized and was reminiscent of the 180 model that entered production six months earlier.
The 200 now featured a self-supporting ponton-type body structure welded to the frame/floor unit. It was also the first Mercedes-Benz production car with a single-joint swing axle with low pivot point, which had been developed for the W 196 Formula One racing car. The brake system also sa improvements: The 220 had ribbed brake drums with “turbo cooling” on all four wheels.
In March 1956, two years after the presentation of the 220 a, the 219 and 220 S were introduced as successors to the first six-cylinder model a with ponton-type body. In September 1958 Mercedes-Benz presented the new six-cylinder 220 SE model. Delivery started in November.
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