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Mercedes 2 Litres Targa Florio - 1922 | 
| After the world war i, german manufacturers were banned from participating in motor sports in most allied countries, with one exception italy. There, german and austrian firms could race on equal terms against their european rivals. Perhaps the most famous of all italian races was the targa florio, whose course snaked through the treacherous madonis mountains of sicily. | Specifications performance
Top speed of 94 mph
engine typedrivetrain: Water-cooled, double-overhead-cam, supercharged 16-valve, 4-cylinder
displacement 1,989 cc (2 l) power rating 95 hp transmission 4-speed manual
chassis: Pressed steel; Suspended by sold axles front and rear; 4-wheel drum brakes
price: Not commercially available |
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| | About vehicle
Showdown in sicily
it was in the 1921 coppa florio run alongside the targa event that mercedes made its postwar competition comeback. Tires, fuel and foreign currency wrere unavailable, but a mercedes was driven to sicily and won the coppa florio, using the same set of tires that had made the trip. In 1922, mercedes began a determined attack on the targa florio with a l,989cc racer.
between a rock and a hard place
reliability was paramount on the mountainous sicilian roads; The race was won by a 1914 gp mercedes, but the little car came third in its class. Enlarged to two litres, the miniature mercedes racer walked off with both the targa and coppa florio races, plus a number of minor awards. The car was driven by veteran racer christian
werner, wrho proved the cars worth against the finest italian racing competition.
In appearance, the two-litre targa florio .mercedes was a grand prix race car in miniature. Tlie cars output was boosted by a clutch-engaged supercharger. |
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