Mercedes-Benz W 29
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Mercedes-Benz type 500 K special roadster
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W 29 | |
Sales designation: | Type 500 K Type 540 K Type 540 K short |
Production period: | 1934-1939 |
Class : | Sports car |
Body versions : | Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé , cabriolet |
Engines: |
Petrol engines : 5.0-5.4 liters (118-132 kW) |
Length: | 4480-5360 mm |
Width: | 1820-1930 mm |
Height: | 1480-1650 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2980-3290 mm |
Empty weight : | 2170-2500 kg |
Previous model | Mercedes-Benz W 06 |
successor | Mercedes-Benz W 129 |
The Mercedes-Benz W 29 was a passenger car series from Mercedes-Benz in the 1930s. It includes the types Mercedes-Benz 500 K and Mercedes-Benz 540 K .
Mercedes-Benz 500 K (1934-1939)
History and description
The Mercedes-Benz 500 K was presented as the successor to the SS / SSK types in February 1934 at the 24th International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition (IAMA) in Berlin .
The wagons were available with three different chassis: The normal chassis has a wheelbase of 3290 mm, just like the chassis with the motor set back, in which the drive unit and the radiator are set back 185 mm. The space available for the latter chassis again corresponds to that of the chassis with a short wheelbase of 2980 mm. Four-door sedans, two-door touring cars and convertibles B and C were offered on the normal chassis, while convertibles A, roadsters 2 + 2, coupé, special roadsters and motorway couriers used the chassis with the engine set back. The sports roadster and sports coupé were on the short chassis.
All cars are equipped with an eight-cylinder OHV in - line engine with a displacement of 5018 cm³ and a switchable Roots blower . The drive unit delivers 74 kW (100 PS) in suction mode and 118 kW (160 PS) with a compressor. Partially synchronized four- or five-speed transmissions transfer the power to the rear wheels, which are attached to a coil-sprung pendulum axle. The front axle also has coil springs. All four wheels have hydraulic brakes with suction air assistance. The cars reach a top speed of 160 km / h. The price at the time was 15,000 Reichsmarks, which is equivalent to around 100,000 euros based on today's conditions. A 1937 540 K special roadster fetched $ 9.68 million at auction in 2008.
Mercedes-Benz 500 K with Erdmann & Rossi body (1935) for the Iraqi King Ghazi I.
Technical specifications
Mercedes Benz | Type 500 K | Type 500 K (reset motor) | Type 500 K (short wheelbase) |
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Engine: | 8-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke), longitudinally at the front | ||
Displacement: | 5018 cc | ||
Bore × stroke: | 86 × 108 mm | ||
Performance at 1 / min: | without / with compressor: 74/118 kW (100/160 PS) at 3400 |
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Compression: | 5.5–6.5: 1 (depending on fuel) | ||
Mixture preparation: | Double riser carburetor | ||
Valve control: | 1 side camshaft, drive via spur gears | ||
Cooling: | Water cooling | ||
Transmission: | 4-speed manual transmission or 5-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel drive |
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Front suspension: | Independent suspension on double wishbones , coil springs | ||
Rear suspension: | Pendulum axle with compensating springs below, double helical springs | ||
Steering: | Screw steering | ||
Track width front / rear: | 1515/1502 mm or 1535/1547 mm |
1535/1547 mm | |
Wheelbase: | 3290 mm | 2980 mm | |
Dimensions: | 5150-5250 × 1820-1880 × 1580-1650 mm | 5000-5170 × 1820-1880 × 1520-1640 mm | 4880 × 1900 × 1500 mm |
Turning circle: | 12.8 m | 11.8 m | |
Empty weight: | 2300-2350 kg | 2250-2350 kg | 2170-2250 kg |
Top speed: | 160 km / h | ||
Consumption (L / 100 km): | 27 | ||
Price: | Chassis: 15,500 RM sedan, touring car, convertible (B, C): 22,000 RM |
Chassis: 15,500 RM Coupé, Cabriolet (A), Roadster: 22,000 RM Motorway Courier: 24,000 RM (1935) Special Roadster: 26,000 RM (1935) 28,000 RM (1936) |
Chassis: 15,500 RM sports roadster, sports coupé: 22,000 RM |
Mercedes-Benz 540 K (1936-1939)
History and description
The successor type 540 K was presented at the Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris in October 1936. With otherwise the same technical equipment, it had an eight-cylinder OHV in-line engine with 5401 cm³ and a switchable Roots blower . The power in naturally aspirated mode rose to 85 kW (115 hp), and when operated with a compressor, 132 kW (180 hp). The top speed increased to 170 km / h.
After the assassination attempt on Reinhard Heydrich in Prague at the end of May 1942, the Reich Chancellery ordered Aktion P , in which all leaders of friendly powers and German governors abroad were to be equipped with armored vehicles. In addition to 20 “Great Mercedes”, Type 770 , there were also 20 copies of the Type 540 K as two-door sedans in 1943 and 1944. A copy is on display today in the Technical Museum in Prague. Another, first owned by the Croatian fascist "Poglavnik" (leader) Ante Pavelić , then by Josip Broz Tito , is now in the Technical Museum in Bistra, Vrhnika (Slovenia).
In 2012, a Mercedes-Benz 540 K special roadster ("Warrior Mercedes") built in 1936 was auctioned for $ 11.77 million. The car belonged to the heirs of Gisela Josephine von Krieger (1913–1989).
Technical specifications
Mercedes Benz | Type 540 K | Type 540 K (recessed motor) | Type 540 K short | Type 540 K (armored special version) |
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Engine: | 8-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke), longitudinally at the front | |||
Displacement: | 5401 cc | |||
Bore × stroke: | 88 x 111 mm | |||
Performance at 1 / min: | without / with compressor: 85/132 kW (115/180 PS) at 3400 |
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Max. Torque at 1 / min: | 431 Nm at 2200 | |||
Compression: | 5.2–6.5: 1 (depending on fuel) | |||
Mixture preparation: | Double riser carburetor | |||
Valve control: | 1 side camshaft, drive via spur gears | |||
Cooling: | Water cooling | |||
Transmission: | 4-speed manual transmission (until 1938), 5-speed manual transmission (1939) rear-wheel drive |
5-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel drive |
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Front suspension: | Independent suspension on double wishbones , coil springs | |||
Rear suspension: | Pendulum axle , until 1938 with a compensating spring at the bottom , double helical springs | Pendulum axle, double coil springs | ||
Steering: | Screw steering | |||
Track width front / rear: | 1515/1502 mm or 1535/1547 mm |
1535/1547 mm | ||
Wheelbase: | 3290 mm | 2980 mm | 3290 mm | |
Dimensions: | 5100-5360 × 1880-1930 × 1530-1650 mm | 5000-5200 × 1800 × 1530-1640 mm | 4480-4650 × 1880-1900 × 1480-1530 mm | 5300 × 2000 × 1700 mm |
Turning circle: | 12.8 m | 11.8 m | 13 m | |
Empty weight: | 2400-2500 kg | 2350-2450 kg | 2250 kg | - |
Top speed: | 170 km / h | 80 km / h | ||
Consumption (L / 100 km): | 29 | 32 | ||
Price: | Chassis: 15,500 RM sedan, touring car, coupé, cabriolet (A, B, C): 22,000 RM Special roadster (from 1938): 28,000 RM |
Chassis: 15,500 RM Coupé, Cabriolet (A), Roadster: 22,000 RM Motorway courier: 24,000 RM (1936) Special roadster (until 1937): 28,000 RM |
Chassis: 15,500 RM sports roadster, sports cabriolet A: 22,000 RM |
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Production numbers
342 pieces of the 500 K model were produced, 419 pieces of the (normal) 540 K model. Both models were delivered from Sindelfingen production:
- 70 chassis without superstructures
- 28 open touring cars
- 23 limousines with 4 doors (mainly 500 K)
- 29 sedans with 2 doors (mainly 540 K)
- 12 coupes
- 6 motorway couriers
- 58 roadster
- 116 Cabriolets A
- 296 convertibles B
- 122 Cabriolets C
Trivia
The noble vehicle was of course also used as a backdrop in films of its time, for example in My Girlfriend Barbara with Grete Weiser (Barbara) and Franz Zimmermann (the son of a factory owner of the 540 K Special Roadster bought with bills of exchange ; 46th minute).
literature
- Roberto Bruno: Type Compass Mercedes Benz - Passenger Cars 1886–1980. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-613-03681-9 , pp. 74-77.
- Werner Oswald : German cars. Volume 2: 1920-1945. New edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02170-6 , pp. 264-267.
- Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986. 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 368-397.
- Rainer W. Schlegelmilch , Hartmut Lehbrink: Mercedes Sport. Tandem Verlag, Potsdam 2013, ISBN 978-3-8427-0266-0 , pp. 272-283.
- Peter Schneider: German Cars in Pictures - The Milestones from 1886 to Today. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02233-8 , pp. 47-50.
- René Staud, Eberhard Kittler : Fascination and Myth - Sports Cars from Mercedes-Benz. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02160-9 , pp. 42–49, 54–59.
Web links
- Mercedes-Benz 500 K / 540 K (W 29). In: Mercedes-Benz-PublicArchive.com
- Mercedes-Benz 500 K. In: Mercedes-Benz.com
- Elegance on wheels: Mercedes-Benz type 500 K. In: Media.Daimler.com
- Mercedes-Benz 540 K. In: Mercedes-Benz.com
- The history of the Mercedes-Benz 540 K streamlined car. In: Media.Daimler.com
- Mercedes-Benz 540 K armored special version. In: Mercedes-Benz-PublicArchive.com
- Hans-Robert Richartz: Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster: A car for the rich and beautiful. In: Kulturgut-Mobilitaet.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ mercedes-fans.de accessed on May 29, 2016.
- ↑ FOCUS-MONEY No. 3 (2013)
- ↑ The rebirth of IT-146901 in Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung of June 22, 2014, page V8
Vehicle class | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | ||||||||||||||||
6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | |
Compact class | W 15 (type 170) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 23 (type 130) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 30 (type 150) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 28 (type 170 H) | |||||||||||||||||||
Middle class | W 02 (type Stuttgart 200) | W 136 / W 149 (types 170 V / 200 V) | |||||||||||||||||
W 11 (type Stuttgart 260) | W 143 (type 230 n) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 21 (type 200/230) | W 153 (type 230) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 138 (type 260 D) | |||||||||||||||||||
upper middle class | W 03 / W 04 / W 05 (types 300/320/350) | W 18 (type 290) | |||||||||||||||||
W 10 / W 19 (types 350/370/380) | W 142 (type 320) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Upper class | Type 400 & Type 630 | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 (types 500 K / 540 K / 580 K) | |||||||||||||||||
W 08 (type Nürburg 460/460 K / 500 / type 500 N) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 07 / W 150 (types 770/770 K) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sports car | Model K | ||||||||||||||||||
W 06 (type S / SS / SSK / SSKL) | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 | ||||||||||||||||||
Off-road vehicle | W 103 (type G1) | W 31 (type G4) | |||||||||||||||||
W 133 III (type 170 VG) / W 139 (type 170 VL) / W 152 (type G5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Vans | L 3/4 | L 1000 Express | L 301 | ||||||||||||||||
L 300 |