CMC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, W198, Hardtop, white
Limited Edition 1500 pcs.
Outside: white exterior (Mercedes DB 050)
Inside: red interior
Roof: white
$744.00
HISTORY (ORIGINAL VEHICLE)
It almost didn’t work out at all: originally a production version of the 300 SL was not
planned at Daimler-Benz, but the re-entry into racing with the predecessor vehicle was
unexpectedly successful.
The rest was contributed by the then importer for the USA, Max Hoffman. He had
been calling for a small and a larger, two-seater sports car from Mercedes for some
time. As successful as the 300 SL in particular was, Hoffman was dissatisfied. He was
the driving force behind providing the gullwing with a more comfortable successor,
from 1957 production was switched to the W 198 II roadster, the sales designation
300 SL was retained; so the car was built a total of 1858 times until 1963.
Not only was the 300 SL considered the fastest production sports car in its time, it also
boasted numerous automotive innovations. For the first time, brake power support
was offered for the drum brakes, later the switch was made to standard disc brakes
on all four wheels. Gasoline direct injection was installed in a production vehicle for
the first time and the dry sump lubrication also comes directly from racing. For the
first time in a Mercedes passenger car, seat belts can be ordered as an optional extra.
We present you the model of the 300 SL Roadster in this version with a removable
hard top. This was available for the roadster as an optional extra for an extra charge
and turned the folding roof car into a full-fledged coupé. As in the original, the hard
top or the soft top compartment lid can be mounted on the model.
Your model is painted in the Mercedes-Benz colour 050 white – by far the most
popular colour for the 300 SL – almost every fifth vehicle was painted white, not
counting snow white, pearl white, ivory and light ivory. The other side of the
popularity scale of the colors is even more blatant: 40 cars are unique colors, in the
entire production period only a single car was painted in the respective color.
The model offers you numerous features, to name just a few: high-quality interior
lined with leather and chrome, folding seats, movable sun visors and an ashtray on
the dashboard that can be opened. The hubcaps are removable and the door handles
can be swung out.
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