Classic Car Catalogue
Mercedes Benz 1953
(W136 VI) 170Vb, 170Db - discontinued in September (1946-53 - 83,190 ex.)
(W 191) 170Sb, 170DS - discontinued in August
(W 187) 220
(W 186) 300
(W 188) 300S
(W 136 VII) 170S-V, 170S-D - September
(W 120) 180 - September
Germany 
Nowy model serii W 120 posiada samonośne nadwozie o modnym, pontonowym kształcie. Przy jego konstrukcji zwrócono uwagę na bezpieczeństwo jadących, poprzez zastosowanie specjalnych usztywnień kabiny pasażerskiej.
- January 15: Death of Heinrich C. Wagner. He is succeeded by Dr. Fritz Könecke as Chairman of the Board.
- September 9: The Mercedes-Benz 180 (W 120) - the first Mercedes-Benz car with a unitized, all-enveloping body design - is presented. It is to replace the 170 Sb. At the same time the modified 170 S-V and 170 S-D are introduced to replace the 170 Vb and 170 Db.
- October 23: "Mercedes-Benz do Brasil S.A." is founded in Saô Paulo. The plan is to manufacture commercial vehicles and omnibuses.
- Daimler-Benz AG, with export sales worth 244 million DM, is the biggest exporter of cars and commercial vehicles in Germany.
With the introduction of the new 180 model, the 170V and 170S models were modified and amalgamed together. 170 S-V and 170 S-D are now built on the simplier 170 V chassis with more modest equipment. Production started in July.
170 S Kasten-Lieferwagen Lueg
220 Cabriolet A
220 Cabriolet B
The Motor YEAR BOOK, 1954 AUTOMOBILE DEVELOPMENT ABROAD
Superposed upon minor re-arrangements in the Mercedes-Benz range is a completely new model Type 180. This is a development of the previous 170 power unit which propels a completely new four-door body built integral with the chassis. The roof and side members are in one piece with the floor but the latter is further stiffened by a central tunnel and two side rails. This has resulted with a great increase in stiffness as compared with the earlier cruciform in plan, deep oval, frame tubes with separately mounted body, but has introduced the well known problem of noise, particularly that of high frequency. To suppress this the bevel box is attached to the body frame by one point only with a rubber cushion, and the swinging halfshafts are supported by coil springs and rubber-mounted trailing arms. Even more remarkable is the mounting for the engine, clutch, gearbox, and suspension units. These are all separately mounted on a sub-frame which is in turn connected to the body by three large rubber joints spaced out in triangular fashion.
Entries and results:
| 24h Spa 25-26.07.1953 | Entrant: | Results: | ||||||
| # | gen. | group | ||||||
| 38 | 220 | Vallagao / Narichkine | 5th | T | 1st | |||