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 units
Paint: white DB 050
Interior: red
Special features: detachable hardtop, hardtop stand, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, folding seats, and detachable hubcaps
History of the original vehicle:
The 300 SL Roadster was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957 as the successor to the Gullwing, which had been introduced in 1954, and was explicitly demanded by the then American importer, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Visually, the car differs from the coupé in the front area due to different headlights and, of course, the fabric soft top.
However, to allow for comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with conventionally hinged doors at the A-pillar, the tubular space frame had to be fundamentally redesigned. The now "normal" entry eliminated the coupé's folding steering wheel.
The chassis was also improved and received a single-pivot swing axle, which provided significantly greater driving stability than the coupé's sometimes treacherous double-pivot swing axle.
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, direct-injection six-cylinder engine 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 era.
During its 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:
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.
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CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster Hardtop in white
Limited edition: 1500 units
Paint: white DB 050
Interior: red
Special features: detachable hardtop, hardtop stand, movable sun visors, opening ashtray, folding seats, and detachable hubcaps
History of the original vehicle:
The 300 SL Roadster was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957 as the successor to the Gullwing, which had been introduced in 1954, and was explicitly demanded by the then American importer, Maximilian Hoffmann.
Visually, the car differs from the coupé in the front area due to different headlights and, of course, the fabric soft top.
However, to allow for comfortable entry even with the roof closed and to equip the car with conventionally hinged doors at the A-pillar, the tubular space frame had to be fundamentally redesigned. The now "normal" entry eliminated the coupé's folding steering wheel.
The chassis was also improved and received a single-pivot swing axle, which provided significantly greater driving stability than the coupé's sometimes treacherous double-pivot swing axle.
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, direct-injection six-cylinder engine 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 era.
During its 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:
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.
