1/18 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W198 Roadster Open Red CMC M-282
Description
Ausverkauft bei CMC / Sold out at CMC
CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster open in red
Limited edition: 1500 pieces
Paint: red DB 568
Interior: black
Number of parts: approx. 1,100 pieces
Special features: movable windows, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, as well as folding seats and removable hubcaps
History of the original vehicle:
The 300 SL Roadster was presented in March 1957 at the Geneva Motor Show as the successor to the Gullwing, which had been introduced in 1954, and was literally demanded by the then American importer, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Outwardly, the car differs from the coupé in the front area by different headlights and, of course, by the textile soft top.
However, to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with doors conventionally hinged at the A-pillar, the tubular frame had to be fundamentally revised. Due to the now "normal" entry, the folding steering wheel of the coupé was also eliminated.
The chassis was also improved and received a single-joint swing axle, which provided much higher driving stability than the sometimes treacherous double-joint swing axle of the coupé.
From 1961 onwards, the Roadster was also the first Mercedes-Benz passenger car to be equipped with disc brakes all around.
215 hp from the three-liter six-cylinder engine with direct injection and a top speed of 250 km/h were a real statement at the time and sufficient to go down in history as one of the most powerful super sports cars of its era.
During the production period from 1957 to 1963, 1,858 examples of the open and extremely elegant, elongated 300 SL were built, which, incidentally, laid the foundation for the enduring SL myth.
Technical data of the original vehicle:
Inline six-cylinder engine inclined 45° to the right
Bosch 6-plunger injection pump/direct injection
overhead camshaft
Power: 215 hp at 5,800 rpm
Displacement: 2,996 ccm
Bore x stroke 85 x 88 mm
Top speed: 250 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 10 s
Not suitable for children under 14 years. May contain small and sharp parts.
Notice
Ausverkauft bei CMC / Sold out at CMC
CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster open in red
Limited edition: 1500 pieces
Paint: red DB 568
Interior: black
Number of parts: approx. 1,100 pieces
Special features: movable windows, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, as well as folding seats and removable hubcaps
History of the original vehicle:
The 300 SL Roadster was presented in March 1957 at the Geneva Motor Show as the successor to the Gullwing, which had been introduced in 1954, and was literally demanded by the then American importer, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Outwardly, the car differs from the coupé in the front area by different headlights and, of course, by the textile soft top.
However, to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with doors conventionally hinged at the A-pillar, the tubular frame had to be fundamentally revised. Due to the now "normal" entry, the folding steering wheel of the coupé was also eliminated.
The chassis was also improved and received a single-joint swing axle, which provided much higher driving stability than the sometimes treacherous double-joint swing axle of the coupé.
From 1961 onwards, the Roadster was also the first Mercedes-Benz passenger car to be equipped with disc brakes all around.
215 hp from the three-liter six-cylinder engine with direct injection and a top speed of 250 km/h were a real statement at the time and sufficient to go down in history as one of the most powerful super sports cars of its era.
During the production period from 1957 to 1963, 1,858 examples of the open and extremely elegant, elongated 300 SL were built, which, incidentally, laid the foundation for the enduring SL myth.
Technical data of the original vehicle:
Inline six-cylinder engine inclined 45° to the right
Bosch 6-plunger injection pump/direct injection
overhead camshaft
Power: 215 hp at 5,800 rpm
Displacement: 2,996 ccm
Bore x stroke 85 x 88 mm
Top speed: 250 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 10 s
Not suitable for children under 14 years. May contain small and sharp parts.
