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    Benz 8 HP

    With this car, Fritz Held won the class victory and the Great Gold Medal in the 193.2 km Frankfurt-Cologne endurance race at an average speed of 22.5 km/h; another 8 hp Benz, driven by Emil Graf, came 2nd. This car was successful again in 1899, its engine now tuned to 12 hp, when Fritz Held came 2nd in the Innsbruck-Munich race, and again in the Berlin-Leipzig race, where he and Richard Benz finished with the best driving time. In 1900/01 a production racing car, based on this type, was on offer in the sales program at a price of 15,000 marks. This vehicle was fitted with a flat engine; its output had been increased to 16 hp, and it was equipped with a central lubrication, a water pump and a train of gear wheels with four forward and one reverse gear. The weight of the car was 1150 kg. Driven by Fritz Scarisbrick from Hanau, this car finished its very first race in 2nd place. The 136 km mountain tour Eisenach-Oberhof-Meiningen-Eisenach was covered in 4 hours and 23 minutes

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    Technical data

    Engine

    Engine type : "Contra" engine
    No. of cylinders / arrangement : 2 / opposed cylinders
    Configuration : In front of rear axle, horizontal
    Combustion principle : Four-stroke Otto
    Bore x Stroke : 110 x 120 mm
    Total displacement : 2280 cc
    Maximum / output / rated output : 8 hp at 750 /min

    Cylinders : Gray cast iron, open crankcase
    Cylinder head : Combustion regulation in a separate chamber
    Inlet valves : 1 overhead valve per cylinder (automatic)
    Outlet valves : 1 side valve per cylinder (controlled)
    Valve operation : Intake uncontrolled, exhaust via camshaft
    Crankshaft : 2-bearing
    Fuel system : 1 Spraying nozzle carburetor

    Cooling : Water cooling by evaporation
    Lubrication : Drop-feed lubrication
    Starter : Starting crank
    Generator : Not fitted
    Battery : Fitted
    Ignition : High-voltage trembler-coil ignition

    Chasis and drivetrain

    Frame design :Rectangular pressed-steel frame
    Front wheel suspension : Rigid axle with full-elliptic springs
    Rear wheel suspension : Rigid axle with semi-elliptic springs
    Brake system : Mechanically actuated
    Front brakes : Not fitted
    Rear brakes : External band brakes (rear wheels)
    Foot brake : Acting on rear wheels

    Steering : Worm-and-nut steering, vertical steering column
    Wheels : Wooden-spoke wheels
    Front tires : 810 x 105
    Rear tires : 875 x 105
    Drivetrain : Transmission to differential countershafts, via side chains to rear wheels

    Transmission and performance

    Transmission : 4-speed manual transmission
    Transmission type : Change-speed gear

    Dimentions

    Wheelbase : 1900 mm
    Front track : 1250 mm
    Rear track : 1250 mm
    Seats : 2

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    lol, it's got more horsepower than my mums current car.
    "The thunder of 1001bhp would send a sonic boom through his carbon fibre shell, crack it in half and leave a wet puddle on the fancy leather seat."

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    Quote Originally Posted by 6'bore
    lol, it's got more horsepower than my mums current car.
    lol nice...
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    Last edited by austy351; 04-19-2011 at 02:48 AM.

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