Mercedes-Benz 170
(1931 - 1955)
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All 26 Mercedes-Benz 170 models
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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.
In 1931, Mercedes-Benz presented the "170" at the Paris Motor Show. This car marked the beginning of a new era for the famous brand, as never before had a vehicle with the three-pointed star achieved higher sales figures. And rightly so. This report tells the story of the Mercedes-Benz 170 and describes the experience of driving an open-top model, illustrated with many historical photographs.
Even before the Second World War, the Mercedes-Benz 170 V of the W 136 model series sold extremely well. After the war, however, it was successfully rebuilt, because even after 15 years of construction, it was still technically modern. Another 70 years later, you can still feel how good the 170 V was back then and why its owners loved it. This driving report is about a Mercedes-Benz 170 Va from 1950, tells the story of the model and shows the vehicles in current and historical pictures. Brochures and a sound sample are also included.
With the 170 S, Mercedes-Benz presented the first new design of the post-war period, even if, on closer inspection, it was more of a mixture and evolution of pre-war models. One of the more than 28,000 examples built between 1949 and 1952 was used by Marilyn Monroe in the mid-sixties. This car is presented in many pictures in this article.
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