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Mercedes-BenzW29
Production1934 – present
Recorded originGermany
ClassAutomobile
Built689 units
Background
The Mercedes-Benz 500K (W29) is a grand touring car built by Mercedes-Benz between 1934 and 1936. First exhibited at the 1934 Berlin Motor Show. It is distinguished from the 500 sedan by the "K" for Kompressor. it succeeded the Mercedes-Benz 380 introduced the previous year, It offered both a larger, more powerful engine and more opulent coachwork to meet customers' demands for greater luxury and performance.
Text adapted from “Mercedes-Benz 500K” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-08
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