300 SL Coupé (1954-1957) Playmobil-Set

The 300 SL Coupé (1954-1957) - the legendary gullwing coupé, which was the first thoroughbred sports car developed by Daimler-Benz after the war and is now being brought back to life as a miniature toy model in plastic. The coupé is reproduced in the highest level of detail based on the original CAD data and is available for the first time in 1:18 scale for the Playmobil world and its figures. The true-to-original representation ranges from the exterior to the interior: for example, the model is printed on the hood and on both gullwing doors with the starting number 54, which symbolizes the first year of production in 1954. The gullwing doors and the trunk can be opened. The Playmobil set consists of a total of 46 parts, including two figures, a toolbox with tools, a time table, a racing flag and a stand with vehicle data. It is delivered in Playmobil packaging with a 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 development of two sports car models was finally launched in September 1953. The 300 SL was presented in February 1954 at the "International Motor Sports Show" in New York and is 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 design reasons, but primarily for construction reasons. Between August 1954 and May 1957, 1,400 examples of the coupé were built in Sindelfingen, 29 of which had a light-alloy body and one test vehicle with a plastic body.