1/18 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W198 Roadster Hardtop white CMC M-284
Description
CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster Hardtop in white
Limited edition: 1500 pieces
Paint: white DB 050
Interior: red
Special features: detachable hardtop, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, folding seats and removable wheel covers
History of the original vehicle:
The 300 SL Roadster was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957 as the successor to the gullwing model, which had been introduced in 1954, and was literally demanded by the then American importer, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Visually, the car differs from the coupe in the front area by different headlights and, of course, by the textile soft top.
However, in order to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to provide the car with doors conventionally hinged to the A-pillar, the tubular frame had to be fundamentally revised. Due to the now "normal" entry, the folding steering wheel of the coupe 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 coupe.
From 1961, 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 time.
During the construction 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:
Six-cylinder in-line engine tilted 45° to the right
Bosch 6-plunger injection pump / direct injection
overhead camshaft
Power: 215 hp at 5,800/min
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.
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CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster Hardtop in white
Limited edition: 1500 pieces
Paint: white DB 050
Interior: red
Special features: detachable hardtop, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, folding seats and removable wheel covers
History of the original vehicle:
The 300 SL Roadster was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957 as the successor to the gullwing model, which had been introduced in 1954, and was literally demanded by the then American importer, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Visually, the car differs from the coupe in the front area by different headlights and, of course, by the textile soft top.
However, in order to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to provide the car with doors conventionally hinged to the A-pillar, the tubular frame had to be fundamentally revised. Due to the now "normal" entry, the folding steering wheel of the coupe 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 coupe.
From 1961, 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 time.
During the construction 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:
Six-cylinder in-line engine tilted 45° to the right
Bosch 6-plunger injection pump / direct injection
overhead camshaft
Power: 215 hp at 5,800/min
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.
