1903 Mercedes 60 hp

1903 Mercedes 60 hp in That Was the Year: 1977, Documentary, 1991

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2010-05-28 13:36	-- Last edit: 2010-05-28 13:38:03
-- ◊ 2010-05-28 13:52	Vehicle Registration Number Y176 Make / Model MERCEDES UNKNOWN Colour RED
atom ◊ 2010-05-28 13:55	DVLA wrote The vehicle details for Y 176 are: Date of Liability 01 05 2008 Date of First Registration 09 03 1965 Year of Manufacture 1903 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 9236CC 9.2 litre? Is that really correct?
-- ◊ 2010-05-28 14:00	Yes, there are details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Simplex
nzcarnerd ◊ 2010-05-28 21:49	This car was owned by Roger Collings for many years but I believe it is now in the US. In this picture the rear seat passenger wearing a leather helmet in the right side of the car is Bill Boddy who for many years was editor of MotorSport magazine. The Mercedes 60 was the fastest car available in 1903 and they were bought by wealthy playboys on the French Riviera who were killing themselves in them as fast as the factory could supply them. They were too powerful for the tyres of the time.