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THE MERCEDES-BENZ Auction Results
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| 1931 MERCEDES-BENZ 15/75 PS MANNHEIM 370 S ROADSTER | |
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Sold for $
598,644 on March 28, 2015 A well-engineered car, the Mannheim nevertheless represented the last of the old technology rather than the first of the new. A six-cylinder, seven-bearing sidevalve engine provided the power, while the channel-section chassis featured live axles, semi-elliptical springs and cable brakes. The gearbox was a three-speed unit with floor change; the radiator was flat-fronted and the steel wheels were of the artillery type. Top speed of the 370 model was in the region of 100km/h (62mph). Featuring coachwork by Sindelfingen, the Mannheim was manufactured in a wide variety of forms including saloons, cabriolets and a roadster. Total production of the Mannheim had amounted to 1,896 cars when the model was superseded in 1933, only 195 of which were 370 S models like that offered here. Only produced as a roadster or cabriolet, the 370/380 S represents the Mannheim in its ultimate form, boasting a shortened chassis, twin-carburettor engine, overdrive gearbox, pointed radiator and wire wheels. Top speed of these models was in the region of 130km/h (80mph). |
