Mercedes-Benz 630K Cabriolet 1927 Hibbard & Darrin

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The Mercedes Type 630 was developed by Ferdinand Porsche, who succeeded Paul Daimler, who was divorced in the dispute. Similar to its predecessor, Porsche was more of an advocate of large, expensive automobiles with sophisticated technology. Its first two developments were the Type 630 and the Type 400. From 1924-26, the Type 630 was initially known as the Mercedes 24/100/140 HP, which was awkward from 1926, when the designation Mercedes-Benz Type 630 was officially used. The three numbers indicated the control horsepower, the normal maximum output and the short-term maximum output when the compressor was switched on. From 1926 there was also the 'Model K', which was given the designation '630 K' in various literature. This had a 25 cm shorter wheelbase, rear half-springs and the metal hoses that are today regarded as style-defining for this type of vehicle and led out of the bonnet on the side. From 1927 these hoses were also used for the normal type 630. From 1928 the 'Model K' also had a little more power and became the '24 / 110/160 PS 'model.

 

Nowadays the nomenclature of this series is mixed up. The normal touring cars are often referred to as the '630 K', although they by no means refer to a 'Model K' with a short wheelbase. This is because the 'K' in the type designation is mistakenly regarded as an abbreviation for the compressor, which is wrong. Correctly, therefore, only the sporty models with short wheelbase can be titled '630 K'. Models on the long chassis, which carry the more powerful engine with a maximum output of 160 hp under the hood, which was used from 1928, are referred to as 'type 630 K engine' in accordance with the nomenclature used by automotive historian Werner Oswald.

 

Tom Hibbard and Howard Darrin were two Paris-based Americans who founded their own body shop in the 1920s. In the 1920s, and until 1931, some of the most admired body designs in Paris were made there. The specific style elements from Hibbard & Darrin for the Mercedes-Benz 630K chassis included a light V-shaped windshield. Hibbard & Darrin made two or three Sport Cabriolets based on the 630K chassis, but the V-shaped windshield appears to have been installed on only one of these cars, namely on the present chassis No. 38182.

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