![]() ![]() ![]() The six cylinder in-line 6240 cc engine featured an overhead camshaft which at the time was an unusual feature, with “ bevel linkage”. Īmong the manufacturer's listed body types were a four or (from 1925) six seater Torpedo bodied “Tourenwagen”, a six-seater ”Pullman-Limousine”, a six-seater “Landaulet”, a six-seater “Coupe-Limousine” and a 4-door four seater Cabriolet. Early adopters of the Mercedes 24/100/140 PS included the then-octogenarian Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg, whose 1929 presidential Type 630 featured a Pullman-Landaulet body by coachbuilders Jos.Neuss of Berlin. Many buyers purchased the car in bare chassis form and acquired bodywork separately from an independent coach builder. However, cars of the newly merged company were now branded “Mercedes-Benz” and the model also acquired the new model name “Typ 630”, being now known as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 630 The alternative name Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140 PS was and is also sometimes used. The 24/100/140 PS was one of two Daimler models to survive the fusion of Daimler with Benz & Cie signed in 1924 that came into effect in 1926. With the supercharger invoked this rose to 140 PS (103 kW 138 hp). In normal operation maximum claimed output was 100 PS (74 kW 99 hp). This arose from the fitting to the engine of a switchable supercharger (”Kompressor”). The unusual feature in the naming of this car was the inclusion of two different power output figures. 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. In Germany tax horsepower, which had been defined by statute since 1906, was based on the dimensions of the cylinders in the engine. The “100” and the “140” both defined the manufacturer's claims regarding car's actual power output as defined in metric horsepower. On the Mercedes 24/100/140 PS the “24” defined the car's tax horsepower, used by the authorities to determine the level of annual car tax to be imposed on car owners. Otherwise the manufacturer applied the widely followed German naming conventions of the time. ![]() Naming conventions and horsepower īy the car's launch year of 1924 Daimler had already for many years been branding their cars with the name “Mercedes”. The strategy for the model's development, which used knowledge gained on the race track from the company's successful racing cars to develop a large, fast, and very expensive road car, appears to have been similar under both men. It was left to Daimler's successor, Technical Director Ferdinand Porsche, arriving at the plant from Austria in April 1923, to complete the development and handle the launch of the 24/100/140 PS. Following an acrimonious disagreement about new model policy, Daimler left in 1922, transferring to rival manufacturer Horch. Plans for the car were drawn up by the company's Technical Director, Paul Daimler, son of the company's founder. ![]() The car was conceptually and structurally similar to the contemporary Mercedes 15/70/100 PS, but the 24/100/140 PS was longer, heavier, more powerful, faster and more expensive.Ī still more powerful Mercedes-Benz Modell K sports car version, sometimes known as the Mercedes-Benz 24/110/160 PS, was offered between 19.Ī defining feature of the cars was the switchable supercharger (”Kompressor”) fitted to the engine. Production continued until 1929 by which time Daimler had merged with Benz & Cie (effective 1926) and the car's name changed to Mercedes-Benz Typ 630. The Mercedes 24/100/140 PS was a large luxury car introduced by Daimler of Untertürkheim in 1924. ![]()
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