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Title: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Universal by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 06:33:46 AM
Luxury break...
Please identify this car for one point: Make, type, coachbuilder
Title: Re: FW #94
Post by: Alfa_Japan on February 04, 2021, 08:39:55 AM
Mercedes 220 by Binz?  Mercedes W111 230S Universal by IMA (Belgium)?
Title: Re: FW #94
Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 10:03:13 AM
You are very nearby, to reach experts-status! Please correct the type of the car, then the 50th point will be yours! Locked for Alfa_Japan
Title: Re: Locked: FW #94
Post by: Alfa_Japan on February 04, 2021, 01:47:01 PM
There's one such vehicle currently for sale if I'm not mistaking? In that advertisement description the W111 denomination is missing. So I'll give it a go:

Mercedes 230S Universal by IMA (Belgium)
Title: Re: Locked: FW #94
Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 02:08:59 PM
This car in my puzzle isn't a '230 S', as the owner says... immensly slower...
Title: Re: Locked: FW #94
Post by: Alfa_Japan on February 04, 2021, 02:16:07 PM
The 200 D then? (from the picture it's impossible to determine which of the available 4 variants it is (200, 200 D, 230 or 230 S))
Title: Re: Locked: FW #94
Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 03:01:33 PM
 :applause: This is Your 50th puzzle-point! :applause:
Welcome at 'Experts-level'
It is a Mercedes 200D Break by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Break by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: Alfa_Japan on February 04, 2021, 03:14:46 PM
Danke schoen
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Break by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: Wendax on February 04, 2021, 03:17:36 PM
Congratulations, I've promoted you to expert rank.
No more rookie puzzles for you, but you may post puzzles of your own now which we are looking forward to.  :)
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Break by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: Wendax on February 04, 2021, 03:31:43 PM
As Alfa_Japan stated correctly, the official name was Mercedes-Benz 200 D Universal, not Break.

Some pictures I took back in 1984:
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Break by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 04:58:59 PM
To be honest, I saw the registration papers of the Italian car of my puzzle. There was no more designation to find, than only 'Mercedes 200D'. I used the term 'Break' only as a description for the body-version. You may be right, that this could lead to confusion, ... I think, it would be better to use 'estate car' than 'Break'.... but I cannot use the common Mercedes-Universal-title, if this isn't part of the car's official paperwork.
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Break by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: Wendax on February 04, 2021, 05:14:03 PM
Maybe this official leaflet might convince you...
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Break by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 05:19:34 PM
Yes, it does! Thank you very much
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #94 Mercedes 200D Universal by IMA, Mechelen, Belgium
Post by: Alfa_Japan on February 05, 2021, 03:38:25 AM
Thx "fromwien" for the nice additions and background info. On FB another version of the sales leaflet can be found.