1:18 CMC M-284 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W198 Roadster Hardtop white
Description
1:18 CMC M-284 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W198 Roadster Hardtop white
Limited edition 1000 pieces
outside white DB 050
red inside
roof white
History:
The 300 SL Roadster was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957 as the successor to the gullwing model introduced in 1954 and was practically demanded by the then importer in America, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Externally, the car differs from the coupé in the front area due to different headlights and, of course, the fabric roof.
However, to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with conventionally hinged doors on the A-pillar, the tubular space frame had to be fundamentally redesigned. The now "normal" entry also eliminated the coupé's folding steering wheel.
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 onwards, the Roadster was also the first Mercedes 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 built, which, incidentally, laid the foundation for the SL myth that continues to this day.
Technical data:
- Six-cylinder in-line engine tilted 45° to the right
- Bosch 6-plunger injection pump/ direct injection
- overhead camshaft
| Perfomance: | 215 hp at 5,800 rpm |
| Engine capacity: | 2,996 cc |
| Bore x stroke | 85 x 88 mm |
| Top speed: | 250 km/h |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 10 seconds |
Notice
1:18 CMC M-284 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W198 Roadster Hardtop white
Limited edition 1000 pieces
outside white DB 050
red inside
roof white
History:
The 300 SL Roadster was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957 as the successor to the gullwing model introduced in 1954 and was practically demanded by the then importer in America, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Externally, the car differs from the coupé in the front area due to different headlights and, of course, the fabric roof.
However, to allow comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with conventionally hinged doors on the A-pillar, the tubular space frame had to be fundamentally redesigned. The now "normal" entry also eliminated the coupé's folding steering wheel.
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 onwards, the Roadster was also the first Mercedes 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 built, which, incidentally, laid the foundation for the SL myth that continues to this day.
Technical data:
- Six-cylinder in-line engine tilted 45° to the right
- Bosch 6-plunger injection pump/ direct injection
- overhead camshaft
| Perfomance: | 215 hp at 5,800 rpm |
| Engine capacity: | 2,996 cc |
| Bore x stroke | 85 x 88 mm |
| Top speed: | 250 km/h |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 10 seconds |
