The 1912 Benz 82/200, a zeppelin engine powered production model
Posted by Tythatguy1312@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 18 comments
Yeah not much to explain here, the engine wss taken from a Zeppelin and put in a production car... with no headlights, no safety, no roof and borderline bicycle tires. And the 200 in the name refers to its horsepower. It must've been absolutely TERRIFYING.
MiketheBike88@reddit
This isn't Wussy Wheels.
Great car! Drink a split of champagne every pit stop.
sqlot@reddit
Several things:
1) no headlights: probably removed for racing the car, along with fenders and other stuff.
2) no roof: it is a convertible.
3) borderline bicycle tires: those are regular car tires for that era.
4) no safety: what kind of safety do you expect?
Google it for more info BEFORE posting nonsense.
ImaginedUtopia@reddit
I don't think it's a convertible since convertibles have roofs that are removable while this just doesn't have a roof. This is I think a PROPER roadster, so a car with no weather protection
Cthell@reddit
Nope, it had a roof, headlights, a windshield and fenders (All removed for racing) -https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2892/Benz-82-200-hp-DandE-Snutsel-Touring.html
The running boards sit super low to the ground, which is an aesthetic choice I guess...
Acc3ssViolation@reddit
That is one classy looking machine
Capri280@reddit
Looks much prettier with all the accoutrements
sqlot@reddit
Proper body style is phaeton. Convertible top removed for racing. Rear cover is over rear seat. A roadster has only front seats on a shorter wheelbase. Google 1912 Benz 82/200 and you will see several pics of it in stock passenger configuration.
Tythatguy1312@reddit (OP)
Yeah the problem is all those coupled to a literal aircraft engine.
sqlot@reddit
Aircraft, in the beginning, used car engines, not the other way around.
Tythatguy1312@reddit (OP)
No this is this way around. The engine was developed for Zeppelins and then applied to a car chassis.
sqlot@reddit
From https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/the-zeppelin-connection-in-the-early-1900s-the-need-for-speed-linked-airships-and-cars/
Both Maybach and Mercedes made engines for early Zeppelin airships. Mercedes’ 15.9-litre, four-cylinder J4L produced around 140hp and had a power-to-weight ratio of 3kg per hp, making it perfect for airship propulsion. Maybach, meanwhile, made its rather more sizeable 21-litre, 180-hp Type AZ engine, which was first installed in the 1910 Zeppelin LZ6 and subsequently in the LZ10 Schwaben in 1911. The engine even made its way into a car, a Belgian Métallurgique, which was upgraded in 1919. The car was last seen at a Bonhams auction at Goodwood in 2019, where it failed to sell for an £800,000 to £1 million estimate.
Armybob112@reddit
Yeah, aircraft back than flew with car engines, If you want a real Oldtimer with a real aircraft engine look up Brutus.
Plump_Apparatus@reddit
The exposed chain drive to the rear wheels would make me uncomfortable.
sqlot@reddit
At that time people was aware of things like that. Nowadays auto owners manuals carry a warning against drinking the contents of the battery.
ubergic@reddit
It seems like a flex from Montgomery Burns, "It's powered by a zeppelin engine, you dolt!"
djscoots10@reddit
Well it looks awesome.
Armybob112@reddit
It's basically the beast of Turin with only ⅔ of power.
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