The Mercedes SSK was a convertible that was produced during the 1930s. Its first version reached a top speed of 190 km/h and was powered by a seven-cylinder petrol engine. The car's price depended on its performance, as the company received requests from clients to make a road-worthy version. In 1930, a racing SSK was created by Ferdinand Porsche. Although it was a race car, the first version had been a passenger vehicle.
The SSK 710 was first sent to Tokyo in 1928. The car's engine was derived from a Model S. The body was designed by German Count Carlo Felice Trossi. He was responsible for refitting it and racing it. He also wanted it to be longer and more aerodynamic. He wanted it to have "long hood, short deck" proportions. It was eventually sold by his company, Central Motors, in 1932 to a firm headed by Hans Nibel.
The first SSK was built in 1933. It featured a modified chassis and a new radiator. It was the fastest car in its class and won the Spanish Grand Prix in 1930 and the German Grand Prix in 1931. It is believed that Trossi had close ties to the automobile industry. The SSK 710 was designed by Ferdinand Porsche, who later founded his own company. It is one of the most popular and admired sports cars of its day.
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