Mercedes Benz 228 SSK

One of a series of 4 antique automobile black and white prints completed by John G. Goebel (my father) of Baltimore, Md. We think the originals were created in the late 1950's because none of us children can remember him working on them! Dad had a lifelong love affair with the automobile and drove MG's, Morgan's and Triumph's in his youth.

The originals were found about ten years ago in my attic, and miraculously, still in excellent condition. After being encouraged by friends and aquaintances to market dad's work, we are offering the limited edition color reprints for the first time.

The prints measure 11x17 inches, and are printed on high-quality white stock. Matted and mounted prints are suitable for framing in a standard 16x20 frame.

Individual prints will arrive in a crush-proof cardboard tube. Matted prints will arrive in a flat package.

In 1928 the Mercedes SSK was introduced and commonly referred to as 'The Mighty Mercedes' and 'The Fastest Sports Car in the World'. The name SSK stands for Super Sport Kurz, German meaning short. The naming convention for the SSK typically has numbers associated with them, such as 700 and 710. This represents the engine capacity, 7.0 liter and 7.1 liter respectively. It used a modified version of the Ferdinand Porsche designed S-type chassis that, when compared with the S and SS models, was about 19 inches shorter. The K-Type was mechanically identical to the four-seat 'touring' car, the SS. The vehicle had been lowered and the engine moved back to capitalize on better weight distribution. The vehicle was powered by a variety of engines including the 7.1 liter supercharged engine that produced 225 horsepower, and later 250 horsepower. There was room for a driver and passenger, spare tires, and tools.


The bodywork was mostly handled by the factory but often outfitted by European and American coachbuilders such Murphy.


The final series was the SSKL. By dril