
Mercedes 300 SL R107 Black Norev 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Norev
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 183511
- Year
- 1986
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Sports
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3551091835110
About the Mercedes 300 SL R107 Black Norev 1:18
TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL R107 reproduces the six-cylinder version of Mercedes' long-running SL convertible in black, built near the end of the R107's production run in the mid-1980s. A mid-tier diecast piece suited to SL generation displays rather than headline hero placement.
The name "300 SL" carries baggage. This is not the 1950s Gullwing. It's the R107, and Norev renders it honestly at its own level.
Why the R107 Wore the 300SL Name Twice Removed
Mercedes built the R107 SL from 1971 to 1989, one of the longest single-generation production runs the brand has ever run, and the badge on the trunk changed several times as engines were swapped underneath. By the mid-1980s, the six-cylinder 300SL variant sat in the middle of a lineup that ran from the smaller-engined cars up to the 560SL sold in the US. It shares nothing mechanically with the fuel-injected Gullwing coupe from three decades earlier beyond the name, and that gap in reputation is worth knowing before shelving the two side by side. The R107's long life is its own story: a design that barely changed while the rest of Mercedes' lineup moved through several generations around it, which makes a black example like this one a clean, honest late-production reference point.
Norev's Diecast Read on a Familiar Shape
Norev works in the mid-tier diecast segment, favoring accessible pricing over hand-finished exclusivity, and the R107 is exactly the kind of subject that approach suits. The soft top folds into a defined stowage line behind the seats, the chrome trim reads crisply against the black paint, and the proportions hold the SL's long hood and short overhangs without needing exotic materials to sell the shape. It won't match a resin sealed-body casting for razor-sharp shut lines, but the metal body gives it real heft on the shelf. Set beside earlier and later SL variants, in Europe's most familiar roadster silhouette, it fills a specific decade in a chronology collection without demanding investment-tier money to do it.














