Mercedes-Benz
600 Pullman Landaulet, 6 doors (W 100)

Why it matters

The six-door 600 Pullman Landaulet was one of the most exclusive versions of the Mercedes-Benz 600, a hand-built state car on the 3900 mm Pullman chassis. The archive records 26 built between 1967 and 1981. RM Sotheby's says the version never appeared in the catalogue or price list and that each car was specified to its owner.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The archive lists production from May 1967 to January 1981 and states that there was no list price. The overview page describes the six-door landaulet as having rear seats and additional fold-down seats facing forward, and says the middle doors could be ordered without exterior handles. It was available with the standard hood or a long hood reaching the middle partition.

RM Sotheby's offered two cars. A 1971 six-door landaulet in Paris in 2014 came with a Sony television, an eight-speaker Becker radio and a telephone, and was the only six-door car then offered for sale. A 1974 car (Paris 2025) was delivered new to Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) as an official state landaulet in early 1974 and was one of a handful of short-roof six-door cars with exterior handles on the middle door; a 2019 mechanical restoration by a specialist cost over 280,000 euros.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The factory type is 100.015, with a 3900 mm wheelbase, 6240 mm length, 1950 mm width and a kerb weight of 2710 kg (gross 3410 kg). Six doors, including a middle pair which may or may not have exterior handles, distinguish it from the four-door landaulet. The Mercedes-Benz data card shows the original paint, trim and equipment: the 1974 car's card listed black paint (code 040) over black leather, a Becker Grand Prix radio, a Tekade car phone, under-body shields and a tropical battery.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   600 Pullman landaulet (6 doors) / W 100, 1967 - 1981 Level A Mercedes-Benz Public Archive (Classic M@RS)

   • Units produced : 26
   • Engine type : M 100 / 100.980 (Specifications)
   • Number of cylinders / arrangement : 8 / 90° V (Specifications)
   • Total displacement : 6332 cc (tax classification: 6289 cc) (Specifications)
   • Bore x Stroke : 103 x 95 mm (Specifications)
   • Compression ratio : 9.0 (Specifications)
   • Valve operation : 1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank (Specifications)
   • Fuel system : manifold injection ... Bosch 8-plunger injection pump (Specifications)
   • Rated output : 250 hp at 4000 rpm (Specifications)
   • Rated torque : 51 mkg at 2800 rpm (Specifications)
   • Gearing : 4-speed automatic transmission (Specifications)
   • Gear ratios : I. 3.98; II. 2.46; III. 1.58; IV. 1.0; R. 4.15 (Specifications)
   • Final drive ratio : 3.23 (Specifications)
   • Driven wheels : rear wheels (Specifications)
   • Frame design : floor assembly / steel unit body (Specifications)
   • Front-wheel suspension : double wishbone; Front springs : air-spring bellows (Specifications)
   • Rear-wheel suspension : single-joint swing axle with level control (Specifications)
   • hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with pneumatic booster ... four-wheel disc brakes (Specifications)
   • Steering : recirculating-ball power steering (Specifications)
   • Wheelbase : 3900 mm (Specifications)
   • Length : 6240 mm (Specifications)
   • Width : 1950 mm (Specifications)
   • Height : 1500 mm (Specifications)
   • Front / rear track : 1587 / 1581 mm (Specifications)
   • Kerb weight : 2710 kg (Specifications)
   • Maximum speed : 205 km/h (Specifications)
   • Acceleration 0-100 km/h : 9.7 s (Specifications)
   • Fuel tank: position / capacity : in the rear / 112 l (Specifications)
   • Fuel consumption : 17.8 l (Specifications)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Mercedes-Benz Classic M@RS archive – 600 Pullman landaulet (6 doors) Level A

   • 26 6-door Pullman landaulets

   Accessed 2026-11-12