Mercedes-Benz 500K
| Mercedes-Benz 500K | ||
|---|---|---|
Curb weight Up to 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) | | |
| Chronology | ||
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz 380SSK | |
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz 540K | |
The Mercedes-Benz 500K (W29) is a
Specifications
The 500K used the same
front axle, double-joint swing axle at the rear, and separate wheel location, coil springs and damping, a world first.[1][3] Consequently, it was a more comfortable and better handling car than Mercedes' previous S/SS/SSK generation of roadsters from the 1920s, and offered greater appeal to buyers, particularly the growing number of well-heeled female drivers of the time.[1]
Pressing the
Roots supercharger,[1] inducing the five litre straight-eight engine to produce up to 160 horsepower (120 kW) and making the car capable of over 160 kilometres per hour (100 mph), while consuming fuel at the rate of up to 30 L/100 km (9.4 mpg‑imp; 7.8 mpg‑US) as it did so.[1][4]
Three different
indicators.[4]
Production figures
Of the combined production of the 500K (342 cars), including 29 "Special Roadsters" during its two years in production, and the later 540K (419 cars) from Sindelfingen, the deliveries were:[1]
- 70 chassis without body
- 28 open cars (offener Tourenwagen)
- 23 sedans with 4 doors (mainly 500K)
- 29 sedans with 2 doors (mainly 540K)
- 12 Coupés
- 6 Autobahn cruisers (Autobahn-kurier)
- 58 Roadsters
- 116 Cabriolets A
- 296 Cabriolets B
- 122 Cabriolets C
Popular culture
Cruella de Vil, the fictional character in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, drives a red and black automobile which strongly resembles a Mercedes-Benz 500K Cabriolet, an Alvis Speed 20 and a Bugatti Royale.
Gallery
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1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K, at Rétromobile 2017 -
Mercedes-Benz 500K from the rear -
Mercedes-Benz 500K cockpit -
Mercedes-Benz 500K Autobahn cruiser at National Car Museum of Iran that belonged to Reza Pahlavi, former Shah of Iran -
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References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "1934 - The Mercedes 500K is born". Classicdriver.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10.
- Auto, Motor und Sport. Heft. 20 1977: Seite 58–68. 28 September 1977.
- ^ a b "1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster". Sportscarmarket.com. August 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-10-28.
- ^ a b c d Frank, Michael (February 5, 2003). "Special K". Forbes.
- ^ "The 25 Most Beautiful Cars Ever". Automobile Magazine.
Bibliography
- Melin, Jan (1985). Mercedes-Benz: The Supercharged 8-Cylinder Cars of the 1930s. Vol. 1. Gothenburg, Sweden: Nordbok International. ISBN 9187036002.
- —————; Hernström, Sven (2003). Mercedes-Benz: The Supercharged 8-Cylinder Cars of the 1930s. Vol. 2. Sparreholm, Sweden: Gamla Bilsalongen. ISBN 9163144352.
- ISBN 3613021706.
- ——————— (2018). Mercedes-Benz Personenwagen 1886-1986 [Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886-1986] (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 9783613041288.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mercedes-Benz 500 K.
- [1] Mercedes-Benz Classic Center USA presents the 500K Cabriolet at Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
- [2] Klassik-Oldtimer-Klatt presents the 500K Cabriolet