|1927| MERCEDES-BENZ 680 MODEL S, 26/120/180 HP
6 Cylinders
Bore: 98 mm
Stroke: 150 mm
Displacement: 6788 cc
Output at 2900 rpm
without supercharger: 88 kW (120 hp) at 3000 rpm With supercharger 132 kW (180 hp)Top speed: 178 km/h
1928| MERCEDES-BENZ 260 "STUTTGART', 10/50 HP
CONVERTIBLE
6 Cylinders
Bore: 74 mm, Stroke: 100 mm
Displacement: 2580 cc
Output at 3200 rpm: 37 kW (50 hp)
Top speed: 90 km/h
The names of the models "Stuttgart" and "Manheim" alluded to the merger which had taken place shortly before they were brought out. They were among the last cars with the classical running gear of U-frame, rigid axles and semi-elliptical springs. The "Stuttgart" was derived from the 8/38 hp, with updated engineering and styling. It became the mainstay of car sales in the second half of the 1920's
|1928| MERCEDES-BENZ 720 MODEL SSK, 27/170/225 HP
SPORTS CAR 6 Cylinders
Bore: 100 mm, Stroke: 150 mm
Displacement: 7068 cc
Output at 2900 rpm
-without supercharger: 125 kW (170 hp)
-at 3300 rpm with supercharger: 166 kW (225 hp)Top speed: 192km/h
The letters SS stood for supersport and K for short wheelbase. The SSK is inseparably linked with names such as Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred von Brauchitsch and Hans Stuck, who ran up an impressive string of victories between 1929 and 1931. In 1930, Caracciola fought his way to victory in the European Sports Car Chanpionships in an SSK.
1928| MERCEDES-BENZ 320, 15/55 HP PULLMAN SALOON
6 Cylinders
Bore: 76 mm, Stroke: 115 mm
Displacement: 3130 cc
Output at 3500 rpm: 40 kW (55hp)
Top speed: 108km/h
This car designed by Ferdinand Porsche was imposing, if somewhat too heavy. With only 55 hp to call on, the 2000 kg of car were underpowered and sales were correspondingly sluggish.
1929| MERCEDES-BENZ 460 "NÜRBURG" 18/80 HP SALOON
8 Cylinders
Bore: 80 mm, Stroke: 115 mm
Displacement: 4624 cc
Output at 3200 rpm: 59 kW (80 hp)
Top speed:100km/h
The "Nürburg" was the first Daimler-Benz apart from the racing cars with an in-line eight-cylinder engine under the bonnet. The name recalls the memorable occasion when one of these models was driven 20,000 km in thirteen days on the Nürburgring.
1931| MERCEDES-BENZ 770 "GRAND MERCEDES"
CABRIOLET F
8 Cylinders
Bore: 95 mm Stroke: 135 mm
Displacement: 7655 cc
Output at 2800 rpm: 110 kW (150hp)
Top speed: 160 km/h
The "Grand Mercedes" first appeared in 1930. It was an exclusive vehicle for an elite market and accordingly only 119 hand-built models were produced. This marine-grey Cabriolet F was built in 1931 for the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II.
1934| MERCEDES-BENZ MODEL 500 K CABRIOLET C
8 Cylinders
Bore: 86 mm, Stroke: 108 mm
Displacement: 5018 cc
Output at 3400 rpm:
Without supercharger: 74 kW (100 hp)
with supercharger: 188 kW (160 hp)
Top speed: 160 km/h
The elegantly sporting 500 K coupled performance with a high standard of comfort. The models built between 1934 and 1936 were followed by the even more powerful 540 K. Production of this series, the W 29, ran to 760 vehicles
1935| MERCEDES-BENZ 150 SPORTS CONVERTIBLE
4 Cylinders
Bore: 72 mm, Stroke: 92 mm
Displacement: 1498 cc
Output at 4500 rpm: 40 kW (55 hp)
Top speed: 140 km/h
In 1935, rear-engined vehicles, the 130, 150 and 170 H, joined the small car range. But the rear-engine design failed to win acceptance at Daimler-Benz and in 1938, production was halted.
|1935| MERCEDES-BENZ 770 "GRAND MERCEDES", PULLMAN
SALOON
8 Cylinders
Bore: 95 mm, Stroke: 135 mm
Displacement: 7655 cc
Output at 2800 rpm: 110 kW (150 hp)
Top speed (greatly reduced by armour plating): approx. 130 km/h
Formerly the property of the Japanese Imperial family, this "Grand Mercedes" returned to Untertürkheim in September 1971. It has dark red paintwork and bears the emblem of the Tenno on the doors. Together with two other cars of the same model, it was in regular use during its time at the Imperial Court.
|1936| MERCEDES-BENZ 540 K CABRIOLET B
8 Cylinders
Bore: 88 mm, Stroke: 111 mm
Displacement: 5401 cc
Output at 3100 rpm
Without supercharger: 85 kW (115 hp) at 3400 rpm
with supercharger: 133 kW (180 PS)
Top speed: 170 km/h
With its classical lines, the 540 K offered the ultimate in comfort and engineering perfection. This internationally acclaimed supercharged sports car was awarded a variety of distinctions for performance and sporting elegance. The museum exhibit arrived in Stuttgart from Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe - in full working order.
|1936| MERCEDES-BENZ 50 K LUXURY CONVERTIBLE
8 Cylinders
Bore: 86 mm, Stroke: 108 mm
Displacement: 5019 cc
Output at 3400 rpm
Without supercharger: 74 kW (100 hp)
with supercharger: 118 kW (160 hp)
Top speed: 160 km/h
This 500 K luxury convertible, of which only twenty-five were built between 1935 and 1936, must surely rank as one of the most beautiful Mercedes ever built. Five still survive, two of them being in the possession of Mercedes-Benz AG.
1936| MERCEDES-BENZ 260 D PULLMAN SALOON
4 Cylinders
Bore: 90 mm
Stroke: 100 mm
Displacement: 2545 cc
Output at 3000 rpm: 33 kW (45 hp)
Top speed: 95 km/h
Since the diesel engine had proved highly satisfactory in commercial vehicles, it was decided to build a diesel passenger car. In February 1936, the "260 D" was the sensation of the Berlin Motor Show. This car demonstrated the superior economy of a diesel engine fitted in a suitably modified chassis. The 260 D was the first standard production diesel passenger car in the world. By 1940, 2000 had been built.
1937| MERCEDES-BENZ 770 K "GRAND MERCEDES" OPEN TOURER
8 Cylinders
Bore; 95 mm, Stroke: 135 mm
Displacement: 7655 cc
Output at 2700 rpm
Without supercharger: 110 kW (200 hp)
with supercharger 147 kW (200 hp)
Top speed: 160 km/h
Built from 1930 to 1943
In 1930, Daimler-Benz presented a vehicle of world prestige, the 770. Not for nothing was this aristocrat among cars known as the Grand Mercedes". Its engineering and appointments were of the highest stanndard. The 8-Cylinder engine developed 150 hp and as much as 200 hp with the optional supercharger. In 1938, substantial improvements were made to the chassis and to the engine, whose output was raised to 230 hp. In special cases, 400 hp was offered.
|1938| MERCEDES-BENZ 170 V CABRIOLET A
4 CYLINDERS
Bore: 73 mm
Stroke: 100 mm
Displacement: 1697 cc
Output: 28 kW (38 hp)
Top speed: 108 km/h
The 170 V, first displayed at the Berlin Motor Show in 1936, was the successor to the six-cylinder 170 (7/32 hp), which had appeared in 1931. Production of the 170 V exceeded that of any other pre-war car and provided the basis for the resumption of car production following the Second World War
1950| MERCEDES-BENZ 170 S CABRIOLET B
4 Cylinders
Bore: 72 mm, Stroke: 100 mm
Displacement: 1767 cc
Output at 4000 rpm: 38 kW (52 hp)
Top speed: 122 km/h
Built as prototype 1941
In production 1949 to 1951
The resumption of operations after the war posed many difficulties. Materials, tools and machines were in short supply. However, the proven 170 V was back in production as early as 1946, albeit initially as a van. The first post-war development of Daimler-Benz, the Mercedes-Benz 170 S, was presented around the same time as the constitution of the new Federal Republic of Germany was passed in May 1949. The 170 S soon became the symbol of the burgeoning "economic miracle" in the Federal Republic; the convertible version, a luxury vehicle at the time, is today a sought-after collector's piece