1973 Mercedes 220D Pickup Assembled in Argentina

Small truck with special body: This pickup was built by Binz on a Mercedes-Benz 220 D chassis for special bodies.

Mercedes-Benz “Stroke Eight” pickups produced in Argentina, built from Complete Knock Down kits of chassis for special bodies

Mercedes-Benz 220 D Pickup (W 115, 1973)

The Mercedes-Benz 220 D Pickup is a rare special version of the “Stroke Eight” model series. This predecessor of today’s E-Class became Mercedes-Benz’s first million-seller. The versatile platform truck, an ancestor of the new Mercedes-Benz X-Class, was based on a “chassis for special bodies”, such as ambulances, estate cars and hearses. One bodybuilder converted it into the exhibited pickup, which was used for many years by Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG as a service vehicle for the lubrication of rail points. In the 1970s, similar “Stroke Eight” pickups with single or double cabs were even produced directly at Mercedes-Benz’s Argentinian plant in González Catán in the greater Buenos Aires area. These, too, were based on the chassis for special bodies, which was supplied as a CKD (completely knocked down) kit from Stuttgart. At Classic Days Schloss Dyck, this unusual vehicle also recalls the anniversary of the W 114 and W 115 “Stroke Eight” model series, which made their debut in 1968, i.e. 50 years ago.

Technical data of Mercedes-Benz 220 D Pickup
Year of manufacture: 1973
Cylinders: 4/in-line
Displacement: 2,197 cc
Output: 44 kW (60 hp) at 4,200 rpm
Top speed: 130 km/h