Description

MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL n.20

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HISTORY

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL is the car that participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans of 1952. After the second world war the builder of Stuttgart was conditioned by the decisions of the allies, at the beginning of the fifties was entrusted to Alfred Neubauer the department sport from which the Formula 1 Mercedes W196 was born, which dominated in the two-year period 54 and 55, and the 300 SL coupe with the opening of the gull-wing doors.

The German team with Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL n.20 finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1952, with a gap of one lap to winner. The initial withdrawal of the Jaguars and Ferraris, saw the escape of the Talbot-Lago n.8 of Levegh who drove throughout the race and was forced to retire at one hour from the end for the engine break. The German team obtained a double thanks to victory with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL n.21 with Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess, while third with fifteen laps of delay Nash Healey n.10 of Leslie Johnson and Tommy Wisdom.

CHASSIS

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
Designed:
aluminium body steel tubular spaceframe
Length: 4220 mm
Width: 1790 mm
Height: 1265 mm
Suspension front: Double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Suspension rear: Swing axles, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers
Brakes: Drums, all round
Tyres: Continental

ENGINE

Mercedes-Benz M194 2996 cc S6
Power: 131 kW
Location: Front, longitudinally mounted
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Transmission: Mercedes four speed manual
Fuel brand: ?
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: 190 lt

RESULT

Second in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1952 with drivers Theo Helfrich, Helmut Niedermayr