Mercedes-Benz Fintail () is a nickname for saloon cars of the W110, W111, and W112 series produced by Mercedes from 1959 to 1968. These replaced the Ponton-series saloon cars introduced in 1953. These series' modest tailfin-era styling reflected the US-led trend. In Mercedes terminology, the short rear fins were designated (, from ‘take a bearing, find the direction’ + ‘bar’), parking aids which marked the end of the car for aid in backing. The production series included: * Four-

cylinder A cylinder () has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base. A cylinder may also be defined as an infinite ...

saloon cars ** 1961–68

Mercedes-Benz W110 The W110 is a line of mid-size primarily inline four-cylinder executive cars produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1961 and 1968. The company's basic line of for much of the 1960s, it was part of Mercedes' unified platform of "Fintail" () models � ...

— 190c, 190Dc (1961–65), 200, 200D, 230 (1961–65) * Six-cylinder saloon cars ** 1959–68

Mercedes-Benz W111 : ''See Mercedes-Benz S-Class for a complete overview of all S-Class models.'' The Mercedes-Benz W111 is a line of full-sized luxury cars produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1959 and 1971, including four-door saloons (1959–1968) and two-door cou ...

— 220b, 220Sb, 220SEb, 230S ** 1961–65 Mercedes-Benz W112 — 300SE

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