
Mercedes SSKL White & Cream Bburago 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3002-M1
- Year
- 1931
- Era
- Pre-War
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Mercedes SSKL White & Cream Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 zinc alloy diecast Mercedes SSKL reproduces the 1931 supercharged racer in white and cream, with opening doors and hood over the long straight-eight bonnet. This is a used model and the box shows traces of storage. An accessible way into pre-war Mercedes racing heritage.
The SSKL's stretched bonnet and exposed exhaust pipes make it one of the most visually striking pre-war shapes, and Bburago's diecast gives that long-nose profile real shelf presence at entry-level cost.
Diecast Build and Period Detailing
Zinc alloy construction gives this model genuine density despite its long, narrow proportions, and the doors and hood open to show the cabin and the lengthy engine bay beneath the louvered bonnet panels. At this tier, the wire-style wheels and exposed exhaust runs are simplified rather than individually detailed, and panel gaps run wider than a premium resin build, but the fundamental silhouette, the low doors and towering radiator, comes through clearly. Being a used piece, some paint wear is expected on high-contact edges; the storage marks noted on the box concern the packaging only, not the model itself.
The SSKL in Mercedes Racing History
The SSKL was Mercedes-Benz's lightened, shortened evolution of the SSK, built for hillclimbs and endurance events in the early 1930s and famous for the supercharger's distinctive roar under acceleration. It represents an era when Mercedes competed with open, largely unfaired racing bodies rather than the streamlined Silver Arrows that followed later in the decade. For a pre-war themed collection, the SSKL sits at the boundary between that older coachbuilt racing tradition and the aerodynamic thinking that would define Mercedes' motorsport program soon after.
Where This SSKL Fits a Collection
This model reads best in a pre-war or vintage-racing lineup, where its long hood and open cockpit contrast sharply with later streamlined designs. Posing the hood up reveals the engine bay's scale, and the white-and-cream scheme keeps it visually distinct from more common silver-liveried Mercedes racers. At its price point, it is a practical entry into a genre that otherwise skews toward costly limited editions.














