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The side-valve six-cylinder 2,581 cc engine delivered a maximum output of 50 PS (37 kW; 49 hp) at 3,400 rpm which translated into a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph). Power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission, the fourth speed being effectively
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Unlike the systems used elsewhere in Europe, the German tax horsepower calculation took account both of the cylinder bore and of the cylinder stroke, and there was therefore a direct linear relationship between engine size and tax horsepower. Reflecting the manufacturer’s new naming strategy, the car
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coachworks a
Pullman body for this vehicle, so customers would have needed to follow the old tradition of arranging bodywork separately with an independent coachbuilder. Only 50 of the long-wheelbase cars were produced but the development provided a useful precedent for the long-wheelbase version of
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Between 1929 and 1932 the "10/50 PS / Typ
Stuttgart 260" and the less powerful but broadly similar “Typ Stuttgart 200” were the mainstays of the Mercedes-Benz range. The period was a particularly difficult one for the German auto-industry with passenger car sales badly depressed. The 5,640 cars
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an overdrive ratio of 1 : 0.76 while the more conventional “top” 1 : 1 ratio was achieved by selecting third gear. The wheels were fixed to a rigid axle suspended from semi-elliptic leaf springs. The braking applied to all four wheels, mechanically controlled using rod linkages.
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In 1933 the manufacturer also produced a
Mercedes-Benz W11L with its wheelbase lengthened by 270 mm (11 in) to 3,080 mm (121 in). Intended to accommodate longer six-seater Pullman-bodied cars. There is no record of Mercedes-Benz having offered from their own
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The W 11 also provided the basis for the L 1,000 Express (Mercedes-Benz W37) which was intended for commercial operators, and most commonly sold as a light van or as a ten seater mini-bus. This one is painted as a
221:
first seen in 1926, and the W11 shared its chassis and bodywork with the W02, but the W11 came with a larger more powerful engine, a new name and a wider list of “standard bodies” from which customers could choose.
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Mercedes Benz Typ 260 / W11 ended with a trickle in 1934, by which time 6,807 had been produced. (If the volumes are combined with those for the less powerful
263:, used by the authorities to determine the level of annual car tax to be imposed on car owners. The “38” defined the manufacturer’s claims regarding car’s actual power output as defined in
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which shared the technical elements of the
Mercedes-Benz W11 and was known by its internal works number as the W37. Known versions include a flatbed truck, a box van (illustrated), an
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The car was offered in bare chassis form for customers wishing to purchase a car body from an independent coach builder. Standard bodies from the manufacturer started with a
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Not included with these passenger car statistics are 1,507 "KĂĽbelwagen" (military quasi-Jeep) versions of the model which continued to be produced until 1935 or 1936.
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569:
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bodies, carrying according to the number of seats and of side windows, and listed respectively as the “Cabriolet A,” the “Cabriolet C” and the “Cabriolet D."
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produced in 1929 represented 66% of the manufacturer's output. Corresponding figures (excluding van and military versions ) for the next three years are:
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The manufacturer applied the widely followed German naming conventions of the time. On the
Mercedes-Benz 10/50 PS the “10” defined the car’s
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which proved a winner with taxi operators and of which more than 6,000 examples would be produced between 1934 and 1936.
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model was introduced in 1933, by which year the auto-industry faced a much less bleak immediate-term outlook.
271:, which had been defined by statute since 1906, was based on the dimensions of the cylinders in the engine.
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In retrospect sources tend to use the internal works number whereby the car was identified as the
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876:
832:
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818:
768:
763:
734:
721:
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440:
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401:
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218:
132:
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902:
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bodies. There was also a choice from (initially) three different
Mercedes-Benz
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was also offered, and carried its own works number, being identified as the
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had both already been in full-scale production for nearly a year.
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16:"Mercedes W11" redirects here. For the Formula One car, see
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the total comfortably exceeds 20,000.) The replacement
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453:Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, Band (vol) 2
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602:« DMG/Mercedes road car timeline
439:. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (2002).
422:Mercedes-Benz Personenwagen 1886–1986
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217:it 1929. It was developed from the
344:Mercedes-Benz L 1000 Express (W37)
225:The new car was also sold as the
18:Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance
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297:10/50 PS Typ Stuttgart 260 (W 11)
122:4-door "Limousine" (sedan/saloon)
285:Mercedes-Benz Typ Stuttgart 260.
615:road car timeline, 1926–1944 —
455:(in German). Motorbuch Verlag.
231:Mercedes-Benz Typ Stuttgart 260
185:4,230 mm (167 in) or
175:2,810 mm (111 in) or
65:Mercedes-Benz Typ Stuttgart 260
912:W31 (Typ G4 - 3 axle off-road)
562:German Knowledge (XXG) entry.
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608:« Benz road car timeline
785:W11 (10/50 PS,Stuttgart 260)
764:W02 (8/38 PS, Stuttgart 200)
371:and a small ten seater bus.
365:Mercedes-Benz L 1000 Express
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277:Mercedes-Benz Typ Stuttgart
187:4,650 mm (183 in)
177:3,080 mm (121 in)
83:1,507 military "KĂĽbelwagen"
29:Mercedes-Benz Typ 10/50 PS
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307:”Limousine” (sedan/saloon)
203:1,800 mm (71 in)
195:1,710 mm (67 in)
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237:and the slightly larger
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824:W10 (350,370,370S,380S)
451:Oswald, Werner (2001).
384:1931: 2,320 cars / 70%,
381:1930: 4,453 cars / 69%,
968:Mercedes-Benz vehicles
227:Mercedes-Benz 10/50 PS
79:50 long-wheelbase cars
63:Mercedes-Benz 10/50 PS
334:L 1000 Express (W 37)
281:Mercedes-Benz Typ 260
275:was also sold as the
387:1932: 885 cars / 15%
886:24/100/140 PS (630)
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239:Mercedes-Benz W18
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708:Compact car
283:and as the
229:and as the
988:1930s cars
962:Categories
943:W24 (540K)
939:W29 (500K)
921:Sports car
896:W150 (770)
867:Luxury car
838:W142 (320)
828:W19 (380S)
792:W153 (230)
774:W143 (230)
722:W28 (170H)
560:equivalent
432:, S. 46–47
322:the newer
165:Dimensions
144:Powertrain
126:Cabriolets
81:2,376 vans
72:Production
891:W07 (770)
833:W18 (290)
769:W21 (200)
735:W15 (170)
717:W23 (130)
397:model. )
369:ambulance
311:cabriolet
171:Wheelbase
138:FR layout
92:Stuttgart
356:postvan.
113:Roadster
88:Assembly
45:Overview
620: »
528:, p 219
516:, p 206
504:, p 219
447:, S. 67
96:Germany
978:Sedans
643:1940s
640:1930s
637:1920s
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538:Oswald
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