CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Hardtop, white

A masterpiece of architecture model: CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Hardtop, white

Outside: white exterior (Mercedes DB 050)
Inside: red interior
Roof: white

Description of the original vehicle: It almost didn’t work out at all: originally a production version of the 300 SL was not planned at Daimler-Benz, but the re-entry into racing with the predecessor vehicle was unexpectedly successful.
The rest was contributed by the then importer for the USA, Max Hoffman. He had been calling for a small and a larger, two-seater sports car from Mercedes for some time. As successful as the 300 SL in particular was, Hoffman was dissatisfied. He was the driving force behind providing the gullwing with a more comfortable successor, from 1957 production was switched to the W 198 II roadster, the sales designation 300 SL was retained; so the car was built a total of 1858 times until 1963.
Not only was the 300 SL considered the fastest production sports car in its time, it also boasted numerous automotive innovations. For the first time, brake power support was offered for the drum brakes, later the switch was made to standard disc brakes on all four wheels. Gasoline direct injection was installed in a production vehicle for the first time and the dry sump lubrication also comes directly from racing. For the first time in a Mercedes passenger car, seat belts can be ordered as an optional extra.
We present you the model of the 300 SL Roadster in this version with a removabl hard top. This was available for the roadster as an optional extra for an extra charge and turned the folding roof car into a full-fledged coupé. As in the original, the hard top or the soft top compartment lid can be mounted on the model.
Your model is painted in the Mercedes-Benz colour 050 white – by far the most popular colour for the 300 SL – almost every fifth vehicle was painted white, not counting snow white, pearl white, ivory and light ivory. The other side of the popularity scale of the colors is even more blatant: 40 cars are unique colors, in the entire production period only a single car was painted in the respective color.
The model offers you numerous features, to name just a few: high-quality interior lined with leather and chrome, folding seats, movable sun visors and an ashtray on the dashboard that can be opened. The hubcaps are removable and the door handles can be swung out.

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