Mercedes-Benz W142

The Mercedes-Benz W142, sold as the Typ 320, was a six-cylinder passenger car launched in February 1937 as successor to the Typ 290 (W18). It was longer and wider than its predecessor, with a more streamlined body, a raked grille and no bar for lights, and was offered on a 2,880 mm standard and a 3,300 mm long wheelbase. Its enlarged 3,208 cc side-valve six produced a listed 78 PS for a claimed top speed of 130 km/h, through a four-speed gearbox with synchromesh on all four ratios, and in 1938 the bore was increased to give 3,405 cc with no change in output. Bodies ranged from the Cabriolet A and four-door Limousine to Pullman versions, a Tourenwagen and a roadster. Production ran from 1937 to 1942, 4,326 with the smaller engine and 885 with the larger, plus 1,806 military light utility versions.