Mercedes W 165
Car: Mercedes W165 / Engine: 600 V12 / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 64 mm X 58 mm / Year: 1939 / Capacity: 1,495 cc / Class: Voiturette / Power: 254 bhp at 8,250 rpm / Wheelbase: 96.5 inches / Track: 52.8 inches front, 50.4 inches rear / Weight: 1543.2 lbs
Alfred Neubauer, the Mercedes team manager, was told in 1938 that next years Tripoli Grand Prix would be limited to 1.5 liter cars the better to insure an Italian victory. The minimum time required for producing a racing car at that time was approximately 18 months. They would only have 8 months before the Tripoli Grand Prix and the situation looked hopeless. Back at Stuttgart a meeting was held and all around the table there was a sense of gloom.
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