BrettAdamsDesign > 1988 Mercedes Benz 124 300E - Fall
BrettAdamsDesign > 1939 Mercedes Benz W154 - Steering Wheel Center Cap
Vintage Fest 2009 Limerock Park. Limerock,CT
BrettAdamsDesign > 1939 Mercedes Benz W154  - Hydraulic Rear Suspension 
Vintage Fest 2009 Limerock Park. Limerock,CT

Pictured here is the ground-breaking (for the time) DeDion rear suspension. Combining the benefits of independent suspension while negating the dangerous side effects of  swing axles. It incorporated a complex and highly advanced system of hydraulics that allowed the driver to compensate for weight shift caused by fuel consumption between the fore and aft fuel tanks.
BrettAdamsDesign > 1939 Mercedes Benz W154 - Front Brake. 
Vintage Fest 2009 Limerock Park. Limerock,CT

Front suspension was double wishbones, using longitudinal torsion bars. Brakes were out board hydraulic drums which required a massive amount of air for cooling when stopping in speeds in excess of 200mph, hence the screened intakes and turbine like fins
BrettAdamsDesign > 1939 Mercedes Benz W154 Front Wheel + Center Cap
Vintage Fest 2009 Limerock Park. Limerock,CT
BrettAdamsDesign > 1939 Mercedes Benz W154 Rear Tank Upper Fuel Window.  
Vintage Fest 2009 Limerock Park. Limerock,CT

The W154 had a massive 88 gallon combined fuel capacity between its fore and aft mounted tanks. These tanks contained a highly toxic mixture of methyl alcohol, nitrobenzene, acetone, and sulfuric either needed to make the 480 hp the twin Roots supercharged engine was capable of. Average fuel consumption during a race was approx. 2.8 mpg. Checking the level of the highly combustible mixture was done through these windows as not to risk unnecessary exposure during race time
BrettAdamsDesign > 1939 Mercedes Benz W154 Shift Knob.  
Vintage Fest 2009 Limerock Park. Limerock,CT
BrettAdamsDesign > 1939 Mercedes Benz W154 Tachometer. 
Vintage Fest 2009 at Limerock Park. Limerock,CT

The massive 3 liter 60 deg DOHC V12 was far ahead of its time. With an advanced 4v per cylinder configuration and using twin sequential Roots supercharger technology developed by Daimlers aero division it was capable of power output close to 500 hp. It implemented a total of nine oil pumps to ensure proper lubrication while spinning to a RPM limit of 8200 rpm
1988 Mercedes Benz 124 300E - Fall
BrettAdamsDesign > 1988 Mercedes Benz 124 300E - Fall
1988 Mercedes Benz 124 300E - Fall
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