Mercedes 300 SL Coupe 1955 (Silver)
Item# MIN.400039002
minichamps 1/43
"300 SL for generations car fans all over the world have been fascinated by this simple number/letter combination. The legendary origin of the production car is traced back to the race car prototype models similar in form, which were entered highly successfully from 1952 on in the Mille-Miglia, the Carrera Mexicana and other auto racing events.
Its technology is based on a novel, warping-resistant grid-type tubular frame as well as a 3 L 215 hp V-6 engine with fuel injection, which had the 300 SL model advance to the strongest and fastest production sports car in the world when it appeared on the market in August of 1954. The use of the swing-wing doors attached to the roof edge was bound to result from the fact that the grid-type tubular frame construction was not allowing an installation of regular doors. With hindsight, however, this played a substantial role with regard to its unusual appearance as well as its ongoing popularity."
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"300 SL for generations car fans all over the world have been fascinated by this simple number/letter combination. The legendary origin of the production car is traced back to the race car prototype models similar in form, which were entered highly successfully from 1952 on in the Mille-Miglia, the Carrera Mexicana and other auto racing events. Its technology is based on a novel, warping-resistant grid-type tubular frame as well as a 3 L 215 hp V-6 engine with fuel injection, which had the 300 SL model advance to the strongest and fastest production sports car in the world when it appeared on the market in August of 1954. The use of the swing-wing doors attached to the roof edge was bound to result from the fact that the grid-type tubular frame construction was not allowing an installation of regular doors. With hindsight, however, this played a substantial role with regard to its unusual appearance as well as its ongoing popularity."
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