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Prinz-Heinrich-Wagen 80 hp / 100 hp
Streamlined special touring cars for the 1910 Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt; first Benz four-valve engines; a surviving 80 hp car is in the Louwman Museum
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 10 Built
- Years
- 1910
- Engine
- Four-cylinder · 5,700 cc / 5.7 LFactory: 5.7 L
- Power
- 59.7 kW / 81.1 PSFactory: 80 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 110 km/hFactory: 110 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Hans Nibel and Georg Diehl
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- 2 (independently researched)
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Prinz-Heinrich cars were Benz's purpose-built entries for the 1910 Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt, nominally production four-seat touring cars but streamlined and tuned for competition. A surviving 80 hp car in the Louwman Museum shows how the event's touring-car rules were stretched.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionof the cars Benz built for the 1910 Prinz Heinrich Tour, two are known to survive in original form (per the conceptcarz profile of the Mercedes-Benz Museum car). A separate 1908 profile says only four of about ten built exist today. | 21,3 | Surviving examples | Independently researched |
| Total model productioncars built for the 1910 event (four 80 hp, six 100 hp) | 101,2 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
The Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt, named after Kaiser Wilhelm II's brother, was a six-day event of almost 2,000 km through Germany and France for four-seat production cars, with an observer from the Kaiserlicher Automobil-Club riding in the back. Benz built torpedo-bodied cars with streamlined headlamp covers, disc wheels and a radiator shroud, in 80 hp and 100 hp forms built only to order. The Louwman car finished fifth in 1910, when Ferdinand Porsche won in an Austro-Daimler.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Prinz-Heinrich-Wagen 80 hp / 100 hp.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Four-cylinder4 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 41 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 5,700 cc / 5.7 LFactory: 5.7 L4,5 Independently researched |
| Bore | 115 mmFactory: 115 mm6 Independently researchedGiven for the 7.3-litre 105 hp version; the source says smaller versions of 35 and 80 hp also existed. |
| Stroke | 175 mmFactory: 175 mm6 Independently researched7.3-litre version. |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | Four overhead valves per cylinder inclined at 45 degrees, pushrods and rocker arms, separate camshafts at crankshaft level on each side6 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 59.7 kW / 81.1 PSFactory: 80 hp · converted4 Independently researched |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Rear (shaft drive)4,5 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Live rear axle on semi-elliptical leaf springs; torque-tube shaft drive6 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 110 km/hFactory: 110 km/h4 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1910 Benz 21/80 Prinz Heinrich Level B conceptcarz
- Benz entered ten of these special Tourers, four ... 5.7 liters and six with 7.3 liters
- one of only two known vehicles produced by Benz for that race that have survived in their original form
- 5.7-liter, 16-valve, 4-cylinder engine
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2
Benz 80 hp "Prince Heinrich" car, 1910 – Mercedes-Benz Classic M@RS archive Level A
- 10 cars built for the 1910 event (four 80 hp, six 100 hp)
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3
1908 Benz 105 HP Rennwagen Level B conceptcarz
- Only about ten of these goliaths were built, and just four exist today
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4
Benz Prince Heinrich Level C Louwman Museum
- 80 hp 5.7 liter engine, four-cylinder
- 80 hp 5.7 liter engine
- Rear-wheel drive ... shaft drive
- Top speed 110 km/h
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5
Der Benz 80 PS Prinz-Heinrich-Wagen von 1910 Level D MBpassion · 2013-02
- 5.712 cm³, 105 x 165 mm
- Kardanwelle to rear axle
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6
1908 Benz 75/105 HP Prinz-Heinrich Raceabout – Specs & History Level C AutoLifeInfo (text credited to Bonhams and wheelsage)
- bore and stroke of 115 x 175mm, 7,272cc displacement
- four overhead valves per cylinder, inclined with an included angle of 45-degrees
- live rear axle suspended with semi-elliptical leaf springs
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