The 190e was the first venture into the compact saloon class for Mercedes Benz, and was produced from September 1982 until May 1993.
Over £600 million was spent during an 8-year pre-production development period, leading Mercedes to describe the model as “massively over-engineered”
This car, owned by Alan from East Goscote, has the straight-six 2.6-litre engine, delivering 164BHP. He bought the car in July 2024 from a family who had owned it for 30 years.
Unusually, the car has wool velour upholstery (which was more expensive than leather at the time), and has most of the available options except air-conditioning.