CMC Mercedes-Benz W25, 1934 - 1/18

• Hand-assembled all-metal precision model made from over 610 parts
• Each of the newly developed spoked wheels consists of 75 parts
• Handcrafted radiator grille made of stainless steel with backed metal radiator mesh, flat moulded crossbars and soldered vertical bars
• Cockpit seat with genuine textile cover
• Fuel filler flap can be opened
• Stainless steel dashboard with marbled surface and hand-inserted instruments
• Metal exhaust manifold with high-gloss chrome plating
• Rim and hub as aluminium turned part
• 140 holes in the hub and rim for attaching the spokes
• 70 spokes made of stainless steel wire are individually drawn into each wheel by hand
• Wheels can be attached and removed using a double-leaf centre lock with fine thread
• Removable bonnet with spring-loaded locking hooks
• Faithful reproduction of the 8-cylinder in-line engine with many details

Description of the original vehicle:

3 June 1934: On the eve of the Eifel race at the Nürburgring, the Mercedes-Benz W 25 racing cars, which were competing in the new 750 kg racing formula for the first time, underwent scrutineering. Weighing the monopostos, painted in gleaming white, revealed a weight of 751 kg. A real disaster, because that means a ban from the starting grid. But the Mercedes crew didn't give up that easily. That extra kilo has to go - but how? In the end, an ingenious solution is found: the only thing that is not needed is the paintwork! So the racing cars are completely sanded down in a long and sweaty night shift.
In the morning, a racing car with a shiny silver aluminium body is at the start, weighing exactly 750 kg - and wins. A furious success for Mercedes-Benz and the winner Manfred von Brauchitsch. The enthusiastic press christened the racing car the „Silver Arrow“. And rightly so: out of eight Grand Prix races organised in the first racing season, the silver speedsters won four first and three second places. A legend was born that has lost none of its magic to this day.