Mercedes-Benz W136

Mercedes 170 DS

Manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz
Production	1935–1955
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W15
Successor	Mercedes-Benz W120 Mercedes-Benz W121
Class	mid-size sedan

The Mercedes-Benz W136 (and similar W191) was Mercedes-Benz's line of four-cylinder automobiles from the mid-1930s into the 1950s. It became the foundation on which the company rebuilt after World War II because the tooling had survived Allied bombing.

From May 1949 the car was offered with an exceptionally economical 38 PS (28 kW; 37 hp) diesel engine.^[1] This was the world's third diesel fueled passenger car, and the first to be introduced after the war.

The Mercedes-Benz 170 SV and 170 SD were also built briefly in Argentina from 1953-1955 in sedan, taxi, station wagon, pick-up and van versions.^[2]

Models

• 1935–1942: 170 V sedan/cabriolet
• 1946–1950: 170 V sedan/cabriolet
• 1949–1952: 170 S/SAC/SBC
• 1950–1952: 170 Va
• 1952–1953: 170 Vb
• 1953–1955: 170 S-V/S-D
• 1949–1950: 170 D
• 1950–1952: 170 Da/DaOTP
• 1952–1953: 170 Db
• 1952–1953: 170 Sb
• 1952–1953: 170 DS

Gallery

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  170V Cabriolet, right-hand drive

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  Mercedes-Benz 170 V / 170 S

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  Mercedes-Benz 170 DS parked in front of a café in Bellagio, Italy

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  Mercedes-Benz 170 DS rear view

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  1953 Mercedes 170 DS

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  Dashboard of a Mercedes 170 DS

Timeline

1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955
170 V								WWII			170 V				170 Va		170 Vb
														170 S/SAC/SBC				170 S-V/S-D
														170 D		170 Da		Db
																	170 Sb
																	170 DS

References

1. ^ "Aller Anfang ist er". Auto Motor u. Sport Heft 13 1996: Seite 44–49. date 14 June 1996. 
2. ^ www.mercedes-benz.argentina/history accessed 12 November 2008 (Spanish)

External links

• Mercedes Benz 170220 Club Website
• Mercedes Benz 170220 Club Forum
• Restoration project - Mercedes Benz 170V Cabrio