History

Start of production 1936. Oval cruciform tubular chassis with central lubrication. Initially 1697cc sidevalve engine with cast iron cylinder head developing 36bhp. Post war cars had an alloy head and were bored out to 1767cc which increase the power to 45bhp. Fully independent suspension (twin transverse leaf at front and double pivot swing axle at rear). Hydraulic brakes acting on all for wheels. Body construction base on a beech framewith steel panels. Various body forms were available before the war including A & B cabriolets and a roadster. During the war several militarty variants were built The 170 was the first... read more

The W136 (and similar W191) was Mercedes-Benz's line of four-cylinder automobiles from the mid-1930s into the 1950s.The Mercedes Benz W136 became the foundation on which the company rebuilt after World War II because the tooling had survived Allied bombing.A Mercedes Benz 170 DS is parked in front of a café...read more

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