{"id":1852,"date":"2023-04-14T16:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benz-books.com\/blog\/?p=1852"},"modified":"2024-03-22T01:24:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T23:24:30","slug":"mercedes-500k-w29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benz-books.com\/blog\/1852\/mercedes-500k-w29\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes 500K W29: the car that stunned the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mercedes 500K: In March 1934, a brand-new, elegant car was unveiled at the Berlin Motor Show. It was the imposing 500K (internal code W29) sports car with a supercharged eight-cylinder engine in form of the magnificent Autobahnkurier<\/a> (Highway Courier).<\/p>\n\n\n

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The 500K<\/a> was the successor to the less powerful 380<\/a>, which had been introduced just one year earlier. As it turned out, the 380 was not fast enough for most buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mercedes 500K Cabrio A<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new car should be regarded as an elegant two- or four-seater sports car with roadster and cabriolet bodies made at the Daimler-Benz plant in Sindelfingen. With this model, the company had surpassed many of its competitors. Technically it had finally arrived in the 1930s.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Interior of a 500K Cabriolet C<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mercedes 500K succeeded the less popular and less powerful 380<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mercedes 500K was designed to appeal to the well-heeled who were no longer satisfied with the supercharged but almost brutal S and SS models. The new car was not only powerful. It was also more elegant and much more comfortable. And with the new suspension it was also easier to handle than its predecessors. As was customary in those days, various body styles were offerd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n