CMC Mercedes-Benz SSKL, Mille Miglia, 1931 - 1/18

Description

CMC Mercedes-Benz SSKL, Mille Miglia, 1931 The new SSKL racing car made its debut at the Mille Miglia on 12/13 April 1931. Compared to the SSK, the car was around 125 kilograms lighter and the engine output had increased by 50 hp. Rudolf Caracciola, Mercedes-Benz works driver and the most successful racing driver of his era, achieved a sensational victory at the first attempt.

• Hand-assembled metal precision model made from 1885 parts
• Authentic and true-to-scale moulded bodywork
• Original reproduction of the weight-reduced steel frame with exact hole pattern
• Radiator grille and stone guard in high-quality metal design
• Double-wing bonnet can be opened on the right and left and secured with leather straps
• Bonnet latches with spring-loaded locking hooks
• 6-cylinder in-line engine with all auxiliary units and complete pipework and cabling
• Side exhaust pipes in flexible metal hose design
• Perfect spoke wheels with aluminium rims and stainless steel wire spokes drawn in by hand
• All spokes are equipped with additional nipples
• Detachable wheel centre locks 2 removable spare wheels, secured with clamping toggle bolt
• Functioning metal leaf springs on front and rear axle
• Tank filler neck with hinged stainless steel filler cap
• Steering wheel rim wrapped in leather 2 movable hand levers for throttle and ignition adjustment
• Prototypical design of the cockpit with leather-covered seats and fully instrumented
• Instrument panel Movable driver and front passenger windscreen
• Brake drums in original copper design with cooling fins
• Storage shelf on the passenger side with spare petrol canister and wooden tool box with hinged lid. With miniature tools as contents.
• Emergency cover with genuine leather cover and strap fastening (without function)
• Starting number 87 printed onto the bodywork using an elaborate pad printing process

HISTORY (ORIGINAL VEHICLE) Between 1927 and 1933, the Mercedes-Benz S, SS, SSK and SSKL supercharged sports racing cars used at all the world's major racing events as Grand Prix cars, endurance aces or hillclimbers were able to enter the winners„ lists in unrivalled style as veritable “winning monsters„ or also as affectionately titled “white elephants". Even back then, some famous drivers such as Hans Stuck, Carlos Zatuszek, Manfred von Brauchitsch and Bernd Rosemeyer played a not inconsiderable part in these overwhelming successes.
Item number: M-055-1-1