Benz Prince Heinrich car

Benz
Prince Heinrich carriage
Production period:	1908-1911
Class :	race car
Body versions :	Touring car
Engines:	Petrol engines : 5.7–7.5 liters (59–77 kW)
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Wheelbase :	3000 mm
Empty weight :	1350 kg

The Benz Prinz-Heinrich-Wagen was a racing car from Benz & Cie. , which was built as a reminiscence of the victories of the racing driver Fritz Erle in the Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt 1908 (achieved with a Benz 50 hp ). It was only built in individual pieces at the customer's request.

The wagons had wooden spoke wheels with pneumatic tires and rigid axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs. They were equipped with a four-speed gearbox that was connected to the rear axle by a cardan shaft .

The following engines were available:

Construction period	cylinder	Displacement	Bore × stroke	power	at speed
1908-1909	4 row	6644 cc	115 mm × 160 mm	80 hp (59 kW)	2000 min -1
1908-1909	4 row	7475 cc	115 mm × 180 mm	105 PS (77 kW)	2000 min -1
1910-1911	4 row	5712 cc	105 mm × 165 mm	80 hp (59 kW)	2500 min −1
1910-1911	4 row	7267 cc	115 mm × 175 mm	100 hp (74 kW)	2500 min −1

The Prinz-Heinrich-Wagen was only built as a four-seat torpedo with a pointed tail. The top speed was 125–135 km / h.

literature

• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 42-43.

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