Mercedes-Benz W142

Mercedes-Benz W 142
Mercedes-Benz Typ 320 (W142/I) 2-door longer-wheelbase “Cabriolet A” (1938)
Overview
ManufacturerMercedes-Benz
Also calledMercedes-Benz Typ(e) 320
Mercedes-Benz W 142/I (shorter wheelbase)
Mercedes-Benz W 142/II (longer wheelbase)
Mercedes-Benz W 142/III (shorter-wheelbase “Kübelwagen” for military use) )
Mercedes-Benz W 142/IV
Production1937–1942
7,017 units
AssemblyGermany: Stuttgart
Body and chassis
ClassLarge luxury car
Body style320N (shorter wheelbase):
3-seater Cabriolet
Coupé with removable roof

320 (longer wheelbase):
4-door ”Limousine” (sedan)
4-door ”Pullman-Limousine” (“six-light” saloon/sedan)
Torpedo-bodied 6-seater “Tourenwagen”
2 & 4-door Cabriolets (various)
6-seater Pullman- Cabriolet
Roadster
”Stromlinien-Lmousine” (sedan/saloon) with a particularly streamlined body)
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,880 mm (113 in) (320N) or
3,300 mm (130 in) (320)
Length4,700 mm (190 in) -
5,250 mm (207 in)
Width1,630 mm (64 in)
Height1,580 mm (62 in)
Chronology
PredecessorMercedes-Benz W18
SuccessorMercedes-Benz W187
Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142/II) 2-door longer-wheelbase “Cabriolet B” (1938)
Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142/II) “Stromlinien-Limousine” (1939)

The Mercedes-Benz W 142 (Mercedes-Benz Typ 320) was a six-cylinder passenger car launched in February 1937, as a successor to the Mercedes-Benz Typ 290 (Mercedes-Benz W 18).[1] The car was known by its name Typ 320 at the time of its production and service, but is in retrospect commonly referred to using its Mercedes-Benz works number, "W142", which gives a more unambiguous, unique nomenclature.

  1. ^ Oswald, p. 259