w108 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE the top class model from 60th

The new premium-class model generation consisting of the 250 S, 250 SE, and 300 SE were presented in August 1965, establishing succession to the 220 Sb, 220 SEb, and 300 SE Fintail models. All three models shared a body designed by Paul Bracq, whose clean lines dispensed with all fashionable excess and whose restrained elegance has timeless appeal even today. In terms of their engineering design, the new models were based to a large extent on their predecessors. Other than the body, however, new features also included the two engines, which were developed by increasing the bore and lengthening the stroke of the corresponding units. Now the crankshaft was mounted on seven bearings, and an oil-water heat exchanger guaranteed improved heat load in the oil system. In the direct-injection version, a six-plunger injection pump now replaced the two-plunger pump. In contrast to its predecessor model, however, the new 300 SE was no longer fitted with air suspension. Instead, as with the two models, it had a hydropneumatic compensating spring on the rear axle, which replaced the familiar coil spring and ensured a constant body height regardless of the load. #w108 #mercedes250se #sclass #oldbenz source: Daimler AG