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1904 Mercedes Simplex Classic Car Collectors Edition From Franklin Mint

1904 Mercedes Simplex Scale Model Classic Car

Part Number: B11TL10

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1904 Mercedes Simplex Scale Model Classic Car - Description

·	The first automobile ever to bear the name Mercedes.

·	Fully authorized by the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

·	Richly accented with 24 karat gold.

·	Precisely crafted from 174 separate parts.

·	Spectacular detail in 1:24 scale.

·	Carry on the tradition of excellence in your own collection.

1904 Mercedes Simplex Scale Model Classic Car - Additional Details

The name Mercedes is synonymous with engineering excellence and superb styling. And now the car that started it all can be yours. Every detail of this scintillating replica meets the exacting standards of the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Museum. The distinctive radiator grille. Side-mounted spares and spoked wheels. Soft "parlor" seats and a full array of handles, pedals and gauges. A real wooden dashboard. The double-hinged hood opens to reveal an accurate replica of Mercedes' legendary four-cylinder, 40 hp engine. There's even a functional hand crank among the many operating features. Touches of elegance include head lamps, lanterns and selected accessories richly embellished with 24 karat gold. A golden classic from the golden age of motoring.

The Mercedes Simplex was an automobile model produced, between the years 1902 and 1909, by the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG, Daimler Motor Society, a predecessor of Daimler-Benz and Daimler-Chrysler). It contined the use of Mercedes (car) as the new brand of DMG, rather than Daimler.

The Mercedes Simplex was designed by Wilhelm Maybach in Stuttgart, Germany. It featured high engine performance (40 to 60 hp), with overall stability granted at its large and wide body, with low center of gravity.

Its predecessor car, the Mercedes 35hp of 1901, had broke with the primitive automotive standards. Now, DMG and Maybach intended to improve that domestically: "comfort by means of simplicity", producing something Simplex.

History

DMG, Maybach and Jellinek

The creation of the first automobile model Mercedes 35hp, predecessor of the Simplex of 1900, was due to DMG 's industrial might, the know-how of its industrial designer Wilhelm Maybach and Emil Jellinek's enthusiasm for Auto racing. Jellinek was DMG's broad agent down the eccentric French Riviera and prominent Austro-Hungarian consul. That car had resulted in the company's early boosting.

In 1902, Maybach decided to incorporate a series of modifications on the new Mercedes Simplex car, anticipating large numbers of sales also. Regarding their high society customary clients basically, the new Mercedes could be shown publicly so, while driving through the most traditional avenues in town or to picnic in a park.

Mercedes Simplex as racecar (1902)

When Jellinek received the first of his Simplex units, on 1 March 1902 at Nice, he rushed to inscribe those into his Mercedes race-team, competing in Nice-La Turbie Hillclimbing race. He defeated all its opponents again, setting new records also.

Also in 1902, in USA, a Mercedes Simplex won the 5-mile track race at Grosse-Pointe, Detroit.

In this groovy 1902 campaign, the third step involved William K. Vanderbilt Jr, US billionaire and racecar enthusiast (who created in 1904 the classically American Vanderbilt Cup). He had set several records already, with the previous Mercedes, in some of the most popular races around the turn of the century, usually long distance ones.

Now, with the Mercedes Simplex, Vanderbilt took part in the 600 mile race to Paris. Later, he broke all records in the Ablis to Chartres race with flying start, with a top-speed of 111.8 km/h. One of his Simplex units is the oldest surviving Mercedes car nowadays.

The German Emperor was a simple fan

Echoes Mercedes-Simplex 's prowesses were resonating all around the world. DMG obtained clients among the most important world social figures more than ever.

Meeting Maybach personally, at Berlin's automobile exhibition of 1903, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany expressed his admiration for the car. Congratulating him for all the achievements at the races, he contrasted these with car's name, commenting: "A truly beautiful engine you have here! But it's not as simple as that, you know."

Engine

The engine produced 44 hp at 1300 rpm. Its four cylinders featured:

·	water cooling

·	lubrication by driver-controlled pressure

·	were enlarged to 120-bore and 150-stroke

·	valves timed by encapsulated camshaft mechanically

·	engine displacement of 6786 cc

It used magneto electric-spark ignition system, with single spray-nozzle carburetor, for all cylinders; featuring a new atomization system, improved by preheating.

Mercedes Simplex 's engine started up by crank with decompressor.

Maybach's tubular honeycomb radiator is similar to the contemporary one, featuring a rectangular grill of 8,070 pipes of 6x6 mm, with square shape, improving airflow.

Originally, when launched in 1902, Mercedes Simplex omitted radiator's fan. A set of vanes mounted on the flywheel increased air-flow throughout engine/radiator's compartment, offsetting that. Albeit its total water capacity, 7 litres, was effectively smaller than the previous Mercedes model yet, by 2 litres.

Mercedes Simplex 's engine compartment was covered by metal sheets. Its chassis base was also covered, something imitated by many other car models later.

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