seen one of these ????????

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seen one of these ????????
Topic Started: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:46 am (575 Views)
cra_arc	Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:46 am Post #1
Member Posts: 6,233 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: November 2, 2005	Country of origin Germany Produced in 1969 Numbers built 6 Body design N/A Weight 1100 kg / 2425.1 lbs Drivetrain Engine M950 F R3 Engine location Mid, longitudinally mounted Displacement 1.800 liter / 109.8 cu in Valvetrain N/A Fuel feed Bosch Direct fuel injection Aspiration Naturally Aspirated Gearbox ZF 5 DS 25 5 Speed Manual Drive Rear wheel drive Performance figures Power 280 bhp / 208.9 kW @ 7000 rpm BHP/Liter 155.6 Torque 294 Nm / 216.8 ft lbs @ 4000 - 5500 rpm Power to weight ratio 0.25 bhp/kg Top Speed 161.6 mph / 260.0 km/h 0-60 mph Acceleration 4.90 s



Matt	Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:59 am Post #2
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	No, but good find though. Looks bizzare.



/////AMG	Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:22 pm Post #3
Member Posts: 1,035 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: November 11, 2005	I forgot, but did they ever make this or was it just a concept?



cra_arc	Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:30 pm Post #4
Member Posts: 6,233 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: November 2, 2005	think it was made but only 6 of them pretty rare



Waynec1980	Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:42 pm Post #5
Member Posts: 559 Group: Members Member #32 Joined: November 11, 2005	It had a Wankle engine didnt it?



BIGTOBE2.3-16	Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:56 pm Post #6
Newbie Posts: 34 Group: Members Member #78 Joined: November 23, 2005	Yeh I have seen them on the net, but never got produced, and yes think they did have a rotary or wankel engine



Matt	Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:36 pm Post #7
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	Waynec1980 Nov 25 2005, 07:42 PM It had a Wankle engine didnt it? No rude words on this forum please :lol:



Snake	Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:37 am Post #8
Old free and tattooed Posts: 6,542 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: November 2, 2005	Thats a cool word , but makes you giggle, a bit like dongle. :lol: :lol:



-V-	Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:58 pm Post #9
The Hamster Posts: 2,630 Group: Moderator Member #39 Joined: November 12, 2005	Not seen that C111 but seen another Mercedes concept car at the Nurburgring: Now might not be a bad time to post the rest of the pics from the trip..



Mr Benz	Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:30 pm Post #10
Newbie Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #51 Joined: November 16, 2005	I had a brief look in my mercedes documentation One of the most famous experimental cars on earth. The mercedes C-111 was built as a test car for the "rotary engine" built under licence of NSU. The car was first displayed in the 1969 car show in Frankfurt germany. The engine featured three rotors, wich they changed to four later on. Thus making the same displacement as a 4.8 litre piston engine. After noumerous testing the engine was not riliable enough and mercedes blew the project off. Later on they changed the bonnet of the C-111 a bit and fitted an diesel engine to the car. Mercedes broke nearly all the diesel powerd records for the time.



Mr Benz	Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:29 pm Post #11
Newbie Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #51 Joined: November 16, 2005	Found some other pics



stwat	Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:21 pm Post #12
Moderator Posts: 12,434 Group: Moderator Member #28 Joined: November 11, 2005	Yep, i was obsessed with these cars when i was about 12. Feckin awesome I have lots more pics but photobucket is playing up :angry:



Matt	Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:57 pm Post #13
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	They remind me of the Delorean a bit



pentoman	Mon Dec 5, 2005 2:39 pm Post #14
Resident OVP Expert Posts: 2,697 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: November 6, 2005	-V- Nov 27 2005, 01:58 PM Now might not be a bad time to post the rest of the pics from the trip.. post! post!



Conrad	Mon Dec 5, 2005 2:41 pm Post #15
Gunman of the apocalypse Posts: 5,388 Group: Members Member #34 Joined: November 11, 2005	V, do you mind if I borrow your pics of it? The ones I took on my phone are crap. Do you remember when the door fell on the guys head... man that must have been embarrasing for him! :lol:



dave_irl	Mon Dec 5, 2005 5:24 pm Post #16
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	That one you posted pics of V is cool! The nicest of an odd bunch.. I like the proper MB rear lights, and the grille at the front still resembles Merc styling.. That rearview mirror is genious, although if it was a bit wider and not as tall.. and if there was forward looking nightvision too... :ph43r: :lol:



pentoman	Tue Dec 6, 2005 10:34 am Post #17
Resident OVP Expert Posts: 2,697 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: November 6, 2005	You can drive this in Mercedes-Benz World Racing. P.S. If you have not played this game: BUY IT!!!!!!!!!! For PC and XBOX I believe. Now replaced by the totally inferior World Racing 2, so should be cheap. Russell



Matt	Tue Dec 6, 2005 1:14 pm Post #18
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	pentoman Dec 6 2005, 11:34 AM You can drive this in Mercedes-Benz World Racing. P.S. If you have not played this game: BUY IT!!!!!!!!!! For PC and XBOX I believe. Now replaced by the totally inferior World Racing 2, so should be cheap. Russell I saw that on Ebay for 99p and I never got round to buying it



pentoman	Tue Dec 6, 2005 1:53 pm Post #19
Resident OVP Expert Posts: 2,697 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: November 6, 2005	Get it for �20 or whatever anyway, definitely worth it. Great realistic handling and lots of fun racing too. You progress from 200CDI's right thru S320s, CLK500's, 32/55 AMG's up to the racing cars. And that weirdo rotary engineed C111 thing posted here, as well as other odd concept cars. Russell



dave_irl	Tue Dec 6, 2005 5:38 pm Post #20
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	And 190's too??



pentoman	Tue Dec 6, 2005 5:45 pm Post #21
Resident OVP Expert Posts: 2,697 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: November 6, 2005	dave_irl Dec 6 2005, 06:38 PM And 190's too?? No 190's alas but no matter it's still great. I even made my own cars for it for a while.. like a E65 AMG, A32 AMG, 1000bhp S-class, crazy stuff like that.



dave_irl	Tue Dec 6, 2005 5:53 pm Post #22
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	Ahh that reminds me of Forza Motorsport, lots of Mercs in that.. I have an absolute monster CL with over 1000Nm of torque (or some crazy figure) and silly horsepower its a beast to handle on the 'Ring :lol:



Pontoneer	Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:28 am Post #23
Member Posts: 1,236 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: November 12, 2005	Not only have I seen one - I've DRIVEN one Merc brought one over to Edinburgh for the W123 launch on 1976 and as I was reasonably well in with the dealership's workshop manager back then I managed to get a drive in it . Sadly , the one they had over had a diesel engine - but it sure turned heads !! I was also fortunate at the launch event itself at Prestonfield House to meet the famous Rudolf Uhlenhaut - a charming and very knowledgable gentleman ! There were at least 3 distinct versions of the C-W111 , which was constructed as an experimental car . It was used as a test bed for the Wankel rotary engine , which with the material technology of the time , could not be made reliable enough to meet Mercedes-Benz standards . ( The Wankel also ran in a number of W107 SL sports cars ) . There were also a lot more built then most people realise - at least a few dozen - and quite a few have found their way into private ownership . The 111 was also famous for testing the then new M-B turbo diesel engines and held the land speed record for diesel at over 200mph sustained for 24 hours . I'm not suer if theis has been surpassed . I think Merc also still hold the land speed record for a car on a public road which was attained on the then new German Autobahn around 1938 by one of the leading drivers of the day ( Von Brauchitsch or Carraciola) at some ridiculous speed . The car is hanging on the wall of the M-B museum.



Toby	Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:10 pm Post #24
Capt. Posts: 62 Group: Members Member #101 Joined: December 8, 2005	And MB have several mothballed in Stuttgart.



/////AMG	Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:35 pm Post #25
Member Posts: 1,035 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: November 11, 2005	Whoa! The one V posted actually looks really really good!!



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