1927 Mercedes 680K Supercharged in Delhi....

[sat]

The following are the details for the 1928 mercedes benz, open tourer, type k in New Delhi.


A small metal plate on the left side of the engine.

MERCEDES
DAIMLER MOTOREN GESSELLSCHAFT
NO 68617

Below the dash on the board which separates the engine bay & dash board.

DAIMLER BENZ AKTIENGESSELLESCHAFT
WERKUNTERDRAHEIM

MOTOR NO 68617 BEST NO MOT. 1391
WAGEN NO 35445 BEST NO WAG 1392
COM. NO. 41346 WAG-GEW NO.
HUBRAUM 6740 LEISTUNG PS 100/180

[speedy]

Originally Posted by sat

The following are the details for the 1928 mercedes benz, open tourer, type k in New Delhi.


A small metal plate on the left side of the engine.

MERCEDES
DAIMLER MOTOREN GESSELLSCHAFT
NO 68617

Below the dash on the board which separates the engine bay & dash board.

DAIMLER BENZ AKTIENGESSELLESCHAFT
WERKUNTERDRAHEIM

MOTOR NO 68617 BEST NO MOT. 1391
WAGEN NO 35445 BEST NO WAG 1392
COM. NO. 41346 WAG-GEW NO.
HUBRAUM 6740 LEISTUNG PS 100/180

sat thank you for the information.
like you say the car in delhi is a 1928 and not a 1927.
it is an open tourer type k and not a 680k.
the plate on the firewall are missing(atleast when i saw for them) when i wanted to take a picture of it. so i thought they would be somewhere else and could not find any on the car.
will check this information that you have given with mercedes benz oldtimer center to get the exact model.
thank you.

[-GS-]

it is an open tourer type k and not a 680k

I kept on saying that there is no 680K.

Thanks for the info sat.

So its a 1928 Mercedes-Benz Type K, Four seater convertible/Tourer.

[speedy]

Originally Posted by -GS-

I kept on saying that there is no 680K.

Thanks for the info sat.

So its a 1928 Mercedes-Benz Type K, Four seater convertible/Tourer.

congratulations my dear watson and now promoted to the post of official sherlok singh of T-BHP .
the case of the 680k now known as the 1928 open tourer type K has been closed.

[-GS-]

Originally Posted by speedy

congratulations my dear watson and now promoted to the post of official sherlok singh of T-BHP .
the case of the 680k now known as the 1928 open tourer type K has been closed.

Just wanted to..... ....but there is a 20 character limit!

[sat]

Some interesting info ....

MERCEDES

eMercedesBenz - The Unofficial Mercedes-Benz Weblog

Mercedes-Benz 630 K Saoutchik DC Phaeton information, specifications, history, and images. High Resolution, Wallpapers, Destop Images.


1928 mercedes benz 630K cabriolet by Saoutchik

[speedy]

Sat, GS had posted this site before and have gone through the contents of it. like i mentioned we can officially deduct what model this is from Mercedes Benz themselves.

[sat]

Attached are images of the 1928 type K, open tourer which were taken in the mid 80's.

The yellow colour was a kind of anti rust. One can see a little of the original upholstery.



with headlights removed for road trials..

[speedy]

thank you for posting the original pictures SAT. please blank out the number plates before posting pictures. i see the monogram on the grill has been changed by the current owner. the steering wheels on both the pictures posted by you look different. top picture has it in black and below in white, also the diameters look different. the current owner has made a new steering wheel witch is also wrong.

[sat]

The steering wheel rim (aluminium is original) had been covered temporarily at that time by strips of cane.

There used to be a wooden box over the fuel tank (165 lts). The wood on the canvas top frame is original.

I cannot seem to edit my post. Could I request the mods to delete the image with the number plate, will upload the image again with the number plate blanked out.

[speedy]

Sat the car right now does not have the wooden box frame on the fuel tank. the canvas top wood has been changed to a different one.
Sat there is a 20 minute tim limit to edit your post after witch you have to ask the Mods to do it for you.
hope you had a fruitfull trip.

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by speedy

thank you for posting the original pictures SAT. please blank out the number plates before posting pictures

This car has been featured in numberous tv shows and has made many public appearences. And looking at the rest of the thread, it isnt an issue!

[liv2drv]

hi guys, i was just going through this thread after a long long time. I see there is doubt on the 680k. I don't know much about it... so i couldn't say anything. But there is a diff between VJM and DT's cars. Not much... but there is a diff.

[sat]

Would be great if we can have a look at the engine, chassis, spec plate of vjm car. From the few images I have seen of of VJM car, I think the chassis/body is identical. The bore of vjm merc should be 94mm x 150mm, 6.2 lts.

sat

[speedy]

Originally Posted by liv2drv

hi guys, i was just going through this thread after a long long time. I see there is doubt on the 680k. I don't know much about it... so i couldn't say anything. But there is a diff between VJM and DT's cars. Not much... but there is a diff.

Originally Posted by sat

Would be great if we can have a look at the engine, chassis, spec plate of vjm car. From the few images I have seen of of VJM car, I think the chassis/body is identical. The bore of vjm merc should be 94mm x 150mm, 6.2 lts.

sat

both cars are the same VJM has a 630 open tourer type k and so is this car.
the does not belong to DT it is still with RM liv2dr DT did not buy it. you could pm me for details if you want.