Mercedes-Benz 130
(1934 - 1936)
Car articles about Mercedes-Benz 130 by year
Mercedes-Benz was already thinking about a front-wheel drive passenger car with a transverse engine in the mid-1930s. However, while the more conventional variants of the Mercedes-Benz 130/150/170 were built, only the construction plans of the front-wheel drive transverse-engined 130 exist. This article describes the development history and the main design features of the time and shows the various construction variants in pictures and on construction plans.
With the compact Mercedes-Benz 130, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer wanted to build a passenger car for new customer groups. The water-cooled rear engine broke new ground and the unusual exterior set it apart from the competition. However, customers did not really want to buy it, and this did not change when the 130 was further refined into the 170 H. This vehicle report portrays a Mercedes-Benz 130 from 1935, rolls up its development history and shows the related types 150 and 170 H together with the 130 in historical photos and brochures.
If Gustav Röhr had been able to assert himself at Mercedes-Benz, history would have taken a different course and entire model ranges would have been front-wheel drive. Despite extensive design work, however, all test vehicles were scrapped and, after Röhr's death, rear-wheel drive was retained until the launch of the A-Class 60 years later. This article looks back at an innovative phase at Mercedes-Benz and shows some of the few surviving photographs.
Auctioned vehicles of Mercedes-Benz 130
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 130 H lhd 1936 Sold RM/Sotheby's Battersea Evolution Sale (September 8, 2013) |
130 H lhd | 1936 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's Battersea Evolution Sale (September 8, 2013) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 130 H 1935 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen (April 23, 2016) |
130 H | 1935 | Sold | Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen (April 23, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 130 H lhd 1935 Sold RM/Sotheby's Battersea Evolution Sale (September 8, 2013) |
130 H lhd | 1935 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's Battersea Evolution Sale (September 8, 2013) |
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