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Old 09-22-2016, 01:44 PM   #2211 (permalink)
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That is one sweet Mercedes, although I'm not partial to red.

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Mercedes-Benz 150 (W30)

The Mercedes-Benz 150H was a prototype sports racing automobile built in Germany in the 1930s.[1] It was derived in 1935 from the 130 with only two seats and a more powerful engine, with 1498 cc and a power of 55 PS (40 kW). The top speed of the car was 125 km/h.

Conceived by Hans Nibel, chief engineer of Mercedes-Benz,[1] the 150H was inspired by Edmund Rumpler's Tropfen-Auto. It followed on the Rumpler-chassis Tropfenwagen racers, which ran between 1923 and 1926,[2] and was based on the backbone chassis of earlier 130H.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_130


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_motorsport#1923-1939

Edit: Not air cooled.
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While the 130 had a 1.3-liter, water-cooled four hung out behind the rear axle, the 150's 1.5-liter four was turned around 180 degrees, its midships location giving the chassis better balance and more stable handling. In place of the 1.3-liter's sidevalve arrangement, the 1.5 had overhead valves, and produced about 55 horsepower with a Solex two-barrel carburetor and a compression ratio of 7.1:1.
http://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2010/04/1935-Mercedes-Benz-150-Sports-Roadster/2998941.html


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