"Stroke Eight" and other new products in Hockenheim

  • Date
    9/10 January 1968
  • Description
    The "New Generation of Mercedes-Benz" is unveiled at Hockenheim. Alongside the new 2.8-litre models 280 S, 280 SE (W 108), 280 SE Coupé and Convertible (W 111) and 280 SL (W 113), a newly-developed mid-range series makes its debut, comprising the 200 D, 220 D, 200, 220 (W 115) and the 230 and 250 (W 114). The "/8" added to the model designation, which refers to the year the car was launched, serves internally to distinguish the new from the previous models. The mid-range series is popularly known as the "Stroke Eight" on account of this.
Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Convertible, 1968
68363-25
Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Convertible
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
Pagoda, W 113
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Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
Mercedes-Benz 280 S and 280 SE,1967
68058-13
Mercedes-Benz 280 S and 280 SE
Mercedes-Benz "Pagoda SL", W 113
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Mercedes-Benz "Pagoda SL"
Mercedes-Benz 280 S, 1967
67344-1
Mercedes-Benz 280 S
Mercedes-Benz 280 S, 1967
67344-7
Mercedes-Benz 280 S
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