RealRides of WNY - 1967 Mercedes-Benz 200 D

BURLINGTON, Ontario

I'd be delighted if I called for a cab and this 1967 Mercedes-Benz 200D showed up. Here in North America we'd have considered this a mid-size car at best, but over in Europe these were family-size cars. This one, with its eye-catching paint scheme, is owned by a car service (which you can see on the license plate) which, according to its Facebook page, serves the Toronto area. 

The 200D was of course, Mercedes' diesel model with a 2.0L engine under the hood. It was a W100 model in Mercedes-speak, and a Fintail to the general public. (If you have to ask, look again at the rear of the car.)

We saw this one at this year's Burlington Car Show on Brant Street.

— Jim Corbran