M24
Inline-8- 24 I5.0 L · 5,018 cc
162 PS
119 kW · 160 hp a 3,400 giri/min
- 24 II5.4 L · 5,401 cc
182 PS
134 kW · 180 hp a 3,400 giri/min
431 N·m
318 lb·ft a 2,200 giri/min
Mercedes-Benz Sport Sedan · 500 K / 540 K
W29
Kompressor road rockets — the 500 K and 540 K.
- Production
- 1934–1939
- Built
- 661
- Body
- Sport
- Chassis
- W29
Supercharger engagement transformed the 500 K and 540 K from stately tourers into something altogether more urgent — the Kompressor Spezial-Roadsters that remain among the most coveted pre-war Mercedes ever built.
Beneath the long bonnets sat straight-eight engines with Roots-type superchargers, the 500 K arriving in 1934 and the 540 K refining the formula from 1936 with greater displacement and output. Sindelfingen coachwork ranged from formal cabriolets to the dramatic Spezial-Roadster bodies drawn under Friedrich Geiger — each chassis a canvas for bespoke craftsmanship rather than mass production.
Between 1934 and 1939 Mercedes-Benz built 661 cars on the W29 chassis: 342 as the 500 K and 319 as the 540 K. They were never numerous, but their influence on Mercedes styling and supercharged performance mythology far outlasted the handful that survive.
Every model.
2 distinct series across 1934–1939 — each identified by its chassis and engine numbers from period factory data.
| Modello | Model year | Telaio | Motore | Cambio | Totale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 500 K | 1934–1936 | 29 | 24 I | 342 | |
| Type 540 K | 1936–1939 | 29 | 24 II | 319 |
* Il dato di produzione pubblicato copre tutte le serie di quel modello; la fonte non lo scompone ulteriormente.
Engines.
The M24 as fitted to the W29.