1902 Mercedes-Simplex 40hp
Cylinder 4, displacement 6785 cm³, (414 cu in) 1,100 rpm, 80 km/h 50 mph.
The 40hp Mercedes-Simplex is the oldest Mercedes still in existence. This was the direct successor to the 35hp Mercedes designed by Wilhelm Maibach, which was the world's first automobile of the modern age. The addition of the word "Simplex" related to the relative ease with it handled for the period.
1902 Mercedes-Simplex 40hp
Cylinder 4, displacement 6785 cm³, (414 cu in) 1,100 rpm, 80 km/h 50 mph.
The 40hp Mercedes-Simplex is the oldest Mercedes still in existence. This was the direct successor to the 35hp Mercedes designed by Wilhelm Maibach, which was the world's first automobile of the modern age. The addition of the word "Simplex" related to the relative ease with it handled for the period.