1913 Mercedes 18/100
A completely new car was built for the French Grand Prix and finally replaced the old 1903 design which had been the basis for a whole generation of racing cars. The most remarkable features of the new car were the tapered chassis and the V-shaped radiator. Fitted with the aircraft engine G 4F, the car finished the race in third place, driven by Pilette. He might have won the race, but lost time due to a tyre puncture. Two more cars, powered by the aircraft engine DF 80 and piloted by Salzer and Lautenschlager, participated in this race, and a fourth car with a flat radiator, in the back of the pictures, was piloted by Elskamp. His car was fitted with a 37/90 hp production engine. Story by DaimlerChrysler
In Detail
| tags | 100hp, 100ps |
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| type | Racing Car |
| built at | Germany |
| production | 6 |
| engine | Water Cooled, G4F Aircraft Inliine-4 |
| position | Front Longitudinal |
| aspiration | Natural |
| valvetrain | SOHC, 2 Valves per Cyl |
| displacement | 9230 cc / 563.2 in³ |
| bore | 140 mm / 5.51 in |
| stroke | 150 mm / 5.91 in |
| power | 74.6 kw / 100 bhp @ 1350 rpm |
| specific output | 10.83 bhp per litre |
| body / frame | Pressed Steel Frame |
| driven wheels | RWD |
| front tires | 5.5 x 34 |
| rear tires | 5.5 x 34 |
| front brakes | None |
| rear brakes | Drums |
| steering | Worm & Nut |
| f suspension | Rigid Axle w/Semi-Elliptic Springs |
| r suspension | Rigid Axle w/Semi-Elliptic Springs |
