Mercedes 190 SL . 1961.

Mercedes-Benz 190SL

Mercedes-Benz 190SL is a sporty car manufactured by Mercedes Benz, and its parent company, Daimler-Benz AG. It was produced from 1955 until 1963. A prototype was first shown at the Auto show New York 1954. Built 25.881 units and was susedido by the Mercedes-Benz 230SL-Class grand Tourer.

The 190SL was sold alongside the faster, more expensive Mercedes-Benz 300 SL , which was resembled in their design and engineering,however, the 190SL did not use the platform of the 300SL, but that is based on the platform of the Class S. To distinguish it from the 190 pontoon, which had the code W 121, is added to II B (= Series II), this was added so that the proper designation of domestic W 121 II B. Following the subsequent identification of the SL models with the R code (for Roadster, 107-series), the 190 SL is occasionally referred to as R 121a. The coexistence of two different SL-series was unique in the history of Mercedes-Benz. Only since the introduction of the Mercedes-Benz a-Class SLK again there are two models Roadster different, so that the 190 SL is sometimes considered a predecessor to the SLK.

History

In September of 1953, the US importer of Daimler-Benz, Maximilian Hoffman, gave ideas to improve the business of US Wanted to be two different models of sports cars will complement the range up to now conservative models of Mercedes-Benz. For the design of a true sports car offered as a base coupe 300 SL , which in the united states, by winning the Carrera Panamericana had the attention of the americans. In addition to this you would also have to be a sports tourism which would offer the everyday practicality. Hoffman received the promise of the February 6, 1954 a study of these vehicles would be presented in New York in the "International Auto show". Despite the short development of 5 months of these vehicles, the press loved. The development of the 300 SL had made a lot of progress, so that the production began in August 1954. The 190 SL was revised in march 1955 at the Geneva Auto Salon Motor show. The series production began two months later in the Sindelfingen plant , which already produced the 300SL. The speed of 190 km / h could not be performed. In practice, the maximum speed was 170 km / h.

Vehicle

Many elements of style taken from the "big brother" 300 SL, including the front grille, the bumpers, the headlights and parts of the hood. The rear lights and suspension components were taken from the S-class ponton. The horns of the bumper of the united States were equipped with series in Europe is available at an additional cost. In addition to the visual demands, the engineers also thought about the functionality. Fitted the front wings and rear horizontal that protected the flanks of the vehicle from the dirt. This is an example of the car not only has a sleek exterior. The body of the 190SL is made of steel while the hood, the trunk lid, the frame and the door panel is made of aluminum.

The styles of the body are coupe of 2 doors or a roadster (comes with hard top (removable). It is based on the Mercedes Benz s Class. The engine is 1.897 cc develops 105 HP (77 kW, 104 hp) (or 120 horses of brute force), which has earned a reputation of not running without problems, mainly due to the difficulty to properly synchronize the carburetors dual two bottlenecks of Solex. The block four-cylinder engine of the 190SL was based on the six-cylinder engine of the 300 SL. The Transmission is 4-speed manual. The wheelbase is 2400 mm, the length is 4219 mm, the Width is 1664mm; the height is 1422,4 mm and the weight is 1.158 kg The fuel tank capacity is 17 gallons or 64 Liters.

Technology

Many of the components were based on the first generation of the mercedes-benz s class. The engine is OHC, 1897 cc four-cylinder with displacement, of 105 HP and a compression ratio of 1: 8,8 was a novelty. This engine was built later in the Mercedes 190.