Mercedes-Benz W 18
Mercedes- Benz Type 290 Cabriolet B ( 1933)
The Mercedes -Benz W 18 was introduced under the name Mercedes- Benz Type 290 in 1933 as a successor to the 350/370 Mannheim with a smaller engine.
- 2.1 Specifications Type 290 long
Mercedes- Benz Type 290 (1933-1937)
The car was factory as a four-door touring car, four-door sedan, three - or four-seater convertibles A, B, C and D (with two doors), jeep ( for the army ) or bare chassis available. His website controlled six -cylinder inline engine with 2867 cc capacity makes 60 hp ( 44 kW ) and accelerates the car to 108 km / h A four-speed transmission ( with overdrive 1:0,73 ), the rear wheels are driven, are attached to a swing axle and suspended from coil springs. The front axle has a transverse leaf spring and additional coil springs. The car is equipped with hydraulic brakes for all four wheels.
Specifications Type 290
Mercedes- Benz Type 290 long ( 1934-1937 )
A year after the appearance of the model, models with a long wheelbase were available. There was a factory set-ups the six-seat touring car, the four-door sedan, the Cabriolet A, B, D and F (Pullman - convertible), a Pullman limousine, a streamlined sedan, a roadster and the chassis. Some Special Roadster were built. Instead of the four- speed transmission with overdrive the long versions have a full four-speed transmission. You can reach a top speed of 103 km / h
In 1937 the model was replaced by the Type 320.
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Type 290 long Special Roadster Rear View
Type 290 Cabriolet D ( 1936)
Type 290 Cabriolet A
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- Werner Oswald: Mercedes -Benz passenger cars 1886-1986, motor -Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3613011336