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This 1938 Mercedes-Benz 230 model was restored in the Țiriac Collection workshops during 2020-2022.
The Type 230 derives its model designation from an inline six-cylinder side-valve engine that displaces 2,229cc.
Thoroughly robust in its build, the 230 is one of the models that helped Mercedes-Benz gain its reputation for sturdy luxury.
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While offering its magnificent 500K to those at the upper end of the market, Mercedes presented its Type 230 for customers whose means were more modest, but whose tastes were no less refined.
For 1937, the Type 230 was available in a number of body styles, including a two-door Special Roadster for those entranced by the racing exploits of Rudi Caracciola. While the sedans and four-door cabriolets upgraded to a longer-wheelbase (120-inch) version of Mercedes' box-section chassis, the Roadster retained the more agile short-wheelbase (106.3-inch) version from 1936 even as it incorporated the rest of the improvements of the "W143" generation that was new for 1937, principally a four-speed fully synchronized transmission.
The Type 230 derives its model designation from an inline six-cylinder side-valve engine that displaces 2,229cc. Its single Solex carburetor delivers the fuel-air mixture into a combustion chamber with a compression ratio of 6.6:1, resulting in output of 55 horsepower at 3,600 rpm and 100 lb-ft of torque at 1,800 rpm. With a curb weight of 2,860 pounds, the Type 230 has a top speed of 72 mph, or 116 km/h on the VDO speedometer at the center of a gauge cluster just to the right of the steering column.
Thoroughly robust in its build, the 230 is one of the models that helped Mercedes-Benz gain its reputation for sturdy luxury.
This car has covered 55.823 km.
