Mercedes-Benz W142

Mercedes-Benz W 142
Mercedes-Benz Typ 320 (W142/I) 2-door longer-wheelbase “Cabriolet A” (1938)
Overview
Manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz
Also called	Mercedes-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
Production	1937–1942 7,017 units
Assembly	Germany: Stuttgart
Body and chassis
Class	Large luxury car
Body style	320N (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)
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	1937–1938: 3,208 cc M142 I6 1938–1942: 3,405 cc M142 II I6
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,880 mm (113 in) (320N) or 3,300 mm (130 in) (320)
Length	4,700 mm (190 in) - 5,250 mm (207 in)
Width	1,630 mm (64 in)
Height	1,580 mm (62 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W18
Successor	Mercedes-Benz W187

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.