Maybach completes Mercedes six-cylinder racing car

  • Date
    May 1906
  • Description
    In Untertürkheim, work is completed on the Mercedes six-cylinder racing car designed by Wilhelm Maybach. In early August the new 120 hp / 88 kW design proves itself in extended trials on the Semmering and Ardennes race circuits. However, a cracked cylinder head prevents the car from lining up for the Ardennes Race on 13 August.
Mercedes 120 hp racing car of 1906. For the first time a 6-cylinder engine was used for this car at the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft.
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Mercedes 120 hp racing car
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