Mercedes Taxi Stroke Eight w115 of the 1970s

The “Stroke/8” proved to be a runaway model of success: for the first time Mercedes-Benz made more than 1 million saloons of one model series family – in total 1.8 million. And there were even more than 1.9 million units of all body variants sold. Working in a taxi, this model deservedly enjoyed great success due to a combination of reliability and comfort. And it is fitting that the two millionth passenger car produced since 1946 by Mercedes-Benz is also a “Stroke/8”. The model 220 D saloon rolled off the line on 9 May 1968 at the Sindelfingen plant. The last “Stroke/8” vehicles were built in 1976 – at a point in time when production of the successor model series W 123 was already under way. #Stroke8 #w115 #taxi #oldbenz video © Daimler AG