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Mercedes 300 SL W198 #295 1954 Bburago 1:18

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Mercedes 300 SL W198 #295 1954 Bburago 1:18 32813 Diecast
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Bburago's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL W198 wears the #295 1954 racing livery, with opening gullwing doors for cabin access. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A historically significant gullwing coupe for a vintage GT collection.
Mercedes 300 SL W198 #295 1954 Bburago 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Mercedes
Manufacturer
Bburago
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
32813
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About the Mercedes 300 SL W198 #295 1954 Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL W198 reproduces the #295 racing livery from 1954, with opening gullwing doors that give this shape its distinctive signature. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage, the casting itself intact. A foundational vintage GT racer for a Mercedes competition shelf.

The 300 SL's upward-swinging doors weren't a styling flourish but a structural necessity, and Bburago's diecast keeps that mechanism functional on a genuine racing livery.

Bburago's Diecast Take on a Gullwing Racer

The body is zinc alloy, and the gullwing doors open upward on this casting, letting a collector recreate the car's most famous visual trait directly rather than settling for a static shape. Panel gaps around the hinge points run a touch wider than a hand-finished resin build, an ordinary trade for a mechanism that actually functions on a diecast model. The #295 racing livery's numbering and trim are reproduced with reasonable clarity for this price tier, though fine detail stops short of a specialist resin manufacturer's work. This example is used, and the box carries traces of storage while the model itself shows none of that wear.

Why the Gullwing Design Exists at All

The 300 SL's upward-opening doors were a direct consequence of its lightweight tubular space frame chassis, which ran high door sills that made conventional hinged doors impractical. Rather than compromise the chassis, Mercedes' engineers designed doors that opened upward instead, turning a structural constraint into the car's most recognizable feature. Raced with genuine success in the early 1950s, the 300 SL helped rebuild Mercedes' competition reputation after the war, making the #295 livery a piece of documented motorsport history rather than a generic period racer.

Anchoring a Vintage Racing Display

At 1:18, the 300 SL's low, curved coupe body and upward-swinging doors give it strong visual distinction against nearly any other car on a shelf, making it a natural centerpiece rather than a supporting piece. Displayed with doors raised, it draws attention immediately, and pairing it with the later 230 SL Pagoda shows Mercedes' sports-car lineage shifting from racing pedigree toward road-going elegance across the following decade.

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