CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster red / black Limited Edition 1000 pcs. - 1/18

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CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Roadster open red exterior / black interior Limited Edition 1000 pcs. High-quality collector's model on a scale of 1:18. M-282

The 300 SL Roadster was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957 as the successor to the Gullwing, which had already been presented in 1954, and was literally demanded by the importer in America at the time, Maximilian Hoffmann.

Externally, the car differs from the coupé in the front section with different headlights and, of course, the fabric soft top.

However, in order to allow easy access even with the roof closed and to provide the car with doors hinged conventionally on the A-pillar, the tubular lattice frame had to be fundamentally redesigned. The coupé's folding steering wheel was also omitted due to the now „normal“ entrance.

The chassis was also improved and was fitted with a single-joint swing axle, which provided much greater driving stability than the sometimes treacherous double-joint swing axle of the coupé.

From 1961, the Roadster was also the first Mercedes car to be fitted with disc brakes all round.

215 hp from the three-litre 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.

Between 1957 and 1963, 1,858 examples of the open-top and extremely elegant, elongated 300 SL were built, which incidentally laid the foundation for the SL legend that continues to this day.

Item number: M-282