1/18 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W198 Roadster Hardtop blue metallic CMC M-283
Description
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CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster Hardtop in metallic blue
Limited edition of 1500 units
Exterior: metallic blue (Mercedes DB334)
Interior: cream
Roof: metallic blue
Special features: detachable hardtop, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, folding seats and removable wheel covers
History:
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.
Externally, the car differs from the coupé in the front area by different headlights and, of course, by the fabric soft top.
However, to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with doors conventionally hinged to the A-pillar, the tubular space 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 significantly greater driving stability than the sometimes treacherous double-joint swing axle of the coupé.
From 1961, the Roadster was also the first Mercedes 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 were enough to go down in history as one of the most powerful super sports cars of its time.
During the production period from 1957 to 1963, 1,858 examples of the open and extremely elegant, elongated 300 SL were produced, which, by the way, laid the foundation for the enduring SL myth.
Technical data:
Six-cylinder in-line 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
Sold out at CMC / Sold out at CMC
CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster Hardtop in metallic blue
Limited edition of 1500 units
Exterior: metallic blue (Mercedes DB334)
Interior: cream
Roof: metallic blue
Special features: detachable hardtop, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, folding seats and removable wheel covers
History:
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.
Externally, the car differs from the coupé in the front area by different headlights and, of course, by the fabric soft top.
However, to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with doors conventionally hinged to the A-pillar, the tubular space 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 significantly greater driving stability than the sometimes treacherous double-joint swing axle of the coupé.
From 1961, the Roadster was also the first Mercedes 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 were enough to go down in history as one of the most powerful super sports cars of its time.
During the production period from 1957 to 1963, 1,858 examples of the open and extremely elegant, elongated 300 SL were produced, which, by the way, laid the foundation for the enduring SL myth.
Technical data:
Six-cylinder in-line 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.
