The Rear-Engine Experiments of Mercedes Benz

Join this channel to get early access to new videos a week ahead of their public release: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8R7kmt-W14zWUcr8mymEQ/join Guten Tag! :D In the 1930s, before the Volkswagen Beetle had come to redefine economy cars, Mercedes-Benz attempted to apply rear-engine technology to a series of small family models dubbed the 130 and 170, alongside the sports-orientated 150, each of which delivered smooth operation, an economic size and an uncluttered cabin, but due to their alienating handling and lack of identity to the coveted Mercedes-Benz brand, proved to be something of a niche within the wider line-up in the years prior to World War II. All video content and images in this production have been provided with permission wherever possible. While I endeavour to ensure that all accreditations properly name the original creator, some of my sources do not list them as they are usually provided by other, unrelated YouTubers. Therefore, if I have mistakenly put the accreditation of 'Unknown', and you are aware of the original creator, please send me a personal message at my Gmail (this is more effective than comments as I am often unable to read all of them): [email protected] The views and opinions expressed in this video are my personal appraisal and are not the views and opinions of any of these individuals or bodies who have kindly supplied me with footage and images. If you enjoyed this video, why not leave a like, and consider subscribing for more great content coming soon. Press the Join button to get access to new videos a week ahead of schedule by becoming a channel member for just £2.99 a month! Paypal: https://paypal.me/rorymacve?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/rorymacve Thanks again, everyone, and enjoy! :D References: - Autoweek (and their respective sources) - Wikipedia (and its respective references)