300 SL Coupé (1954-1957) W 198, Playmobil set

The 300 SL Coupé (1954-1957) – the legendary Gullwing Coupé that was the first thoroughbred sports car to be developed at Daimler-Benz after the war and is being brought back to life as a miniature toy model in plastic. The Coupé has been realised in the highest level of detail according to the original CAD data and is available for the first time on a scale of 1:18 for the Playmobil world and its figures. The faithful representation ranges from the exterior to the interior: for example, the model is printed with the race number 54 on the bonnet and on both gullwing doors, symbolising the first year of production, 1954. The gullwing doors and the boot can be opened. The Playmobil set consists of a total of 46 parts, including two figures, a toolbox with tools, a time board, a racing flag and a display with vehicle data. It comes in Playmobil packaging with Mercedes-Benz Classic star. Incidentally, the development of the car was initiated by Max Hoffman, who had been the official importer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles since 1952. With the aim of opening up the US market for Daimler-Benz, the go-ahead was finally given in September 1953 for the development of two sports car models. The 300 SL was presented at the “International Motor Sports Show” in New York in February 1954 and was based on the racing sports car of the 1952 season. This is also where the most striking feature comes from: the famous gullwing doors. However, these were not only intended for the sake of design, but were included primarily for design reasons. From August 1954 to May 1957, 1400 units of the Coupé were built in Sindelfingen, 29 of them with a light-alloy body and one test vehicle with a plastic body.

– Model series: 300 SL Coupé – W 198
– Scale: 1:18
– Material: plastic
– Length: approx. 26 cm
– consisting of 46 parts (300 SL Coupé Playmobil toy model, 2 Playmobil figures (driver and mechanic), tool box with tools, time board, racing flag, display stand with vehicle data)
– gullwing doors and boot can be opened
– made for Mercedes-Benz by Playmobil