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Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) - medium caliber and solid

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Created on March 1, 1986

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Dr. Dieter Günther

Photos:

Daimler AG

Bruno von Rotz

Robin Adams - Courtesy RM Sotheby's

Balz Schreier

Daimler AG

Bruno von Rotz

Robin Adams - Courtesy RM Sotheby's

Balz Schreier

Mercedes-Benz 320 (1938) - Pullman-Limousine der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1937) - als offener Tourenwagen der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1937) - als viertüriges Cabriolet der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1937) - Cabriolet D der Baureihe W142, gebaut von 1937 bis 1942

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1938) - Cabriolet D der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1938) - Blick ins Cabriolet D der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1938) - Fahrgestell für den Aufbau von Spezialkarosserien durch unabhängige Karosseriebauer

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1939) - Cabriolet B der Baureihe W142 mit 78 PS

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1939) - Cabriolet B der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1939) - Limouisne der Baureihe W142 mit 78 PS

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1939) - Pullman-Limousine mit Aussenkoffer - Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320n (1937) - Cabriolet A der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320n (1937) - Kombinations-Coupé der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320n (1937) - Kombinationscoupé der Baureihe W142 mit 78 PS

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Mercedes-Benz 320n (1937) - Kombinations-Coupé mit 78 PS der Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320n (1937) - Kombinationswagen, Cabriolet mit 78 PS, Baureihe W142

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Mercedes-Benz 320 WK (1938) - "Goldene Fahne" - Wehrmachts-Kübelwagen vor der Zentralverwaltung in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim

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Mercedes-Benz 320 WK (1938) - Kübelwagen der Baureihe W 142 III

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Mercedes-Benz 340 WK (1940) - Wehrmachtskübel Baureihe W142 IV

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1938) - Kombi-Coupé W142-I zusammen mit einem 280 SE 3.5 Coupé und einem 300 Sc Coupé

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Mercedes-Benz 320 (1938) - Stromlinien-Limousine "Autobahnkurier

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Mercedes Benz 320 A Cabriolet (1937) - Oldtimer in Obwalden OiO 2011

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Mercedes 320 Cabriolet A (1937) - am Start beim GP Suisse 2012 in der Kategorie Renn- und Sportwagen bis 1945 (Vorkriegswagen)

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Mercedes-Benz 320 Cabriolet A (1938) - als Lot 355 an der RM/Sotheby's Versteigerung in Monterey am 13. - 15. August 2015

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Mercedes-Benz 320 Cabriolet B (1937) - am Zurich Classic Car Award 2015

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Mercedes Benz 320 Cabriolet B (1937) - Concours d'Excellence International 2017

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Mercedes-Benz 320 B Cabriolet (1938) - Klasse G-2 - Concours d'Elégance Suisse Coppet 2019

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Mercedes-Benz 320 B (1937) - 6 Zylinder, 3200 cm3, 78 PS - Sonderschau "Mercedes-Benz" im Pantheon Basel 2020/2021

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Mercedes-Benz 320 B (1937) - als Cabriolet - Sonderschau "Mercedes-Benz" im Pantheon Basel 2020/2021

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Mercedes-Benz 320 A Cabriolet (1938) - an der Grand Basel 2018

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Mercedes-Benz 500 K (1935) - 500 K Sportlimousine

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Mercedes-Benz 500 K (1935) - 500 K Cabriolet B

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Mercedes-Benz Typ 500 K "Autobahnkurier" (1934) - Vorstellung auf der Internationalen Automobilausstellung in Berlin 1934

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Summary

When car enthusiasts think of the products of the Swabian luxury company Mercedes-Benz from the 1920s and 1930s, the models that usually spring to mind are those that, like the 500K, were in the absolute luxury class or, like the SSK, battled for victory and prestige on racetracks all over the world. But there were vehicles from Sindelfingen in a lower class, such as the W142 series. This report looks back at the 320 built from 1937 onwards and its various versions and shows them in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

One class lower
Mercedes-Benz W142
Engine capacity increased from 3.2 to 3.4 liters
With rear swing axle
Then the "Wehrmachtkübel"
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When car enthusiasts think of the products of the Swabian luxury company Mercedes-Benz from the 1920s and 1930s, they usually conjure up images of models that were in the absolute luxury class or battled for victory and prestige on racetracks around the world. These cars - the SSK developed by Ferdinand Porsche, for example, the large Mercedes with its 7.7-liter engine or the stunning 500 and 540 supercharged models - competed with the Horch and Maybach from Germany, the Rolls-Royce and Bentley from England, the Duesenberg and Packard from the USA, the Bugatti, the Hispano-Suiza and the Isotta-Fraschini.

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