
Mercedes 300 SL W198 Roadster Blue Norev 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Norev
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- B66040668
- Year
- 1957
- Era
- 1950s
- 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 300 SL W198 Roadster Blue Norev 1:18
TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL W198 Roadster in blue opens at the doors, hood and trunk. Dating to 1957, it reproduces the open-top version of Mercedes' celebrated 300 SL, offered alongside the earlier Gullwing coupe for buyers who wanted conventional doors.
The Roadster gave up the Gullwing's dramatic upward-swinging doors for conventional access, but kept the elegant long-hood proportions that made the 300 SL one of the defining sports cars of the 1950s.
Norev's Diecast Build of the 300 SL Roadster
This casting opens fully, revealing a cabin trimmed to period luxury standards and an engine bay housing the fuel-injected inline-six that made the 300 SL a genuine performance benchmark for its era. Blue paint suits the Roadster's elegant, understated character, and Norev holds the long hood and gently curved fenders accurately, both defining traits of Mercedes' 1950s design language. Panel gaps run consistent with the diecast tier, an honest tradeoff for a body engineered to open repeatedly.
The Roadster's Place Beside the Gullwing Coupe
This Roadster represents the practical evolution of the 300 SL story, and displaying it alongside a Gullwing coupe tells the complete tale of how Mercedes adapted its halo sports car for a broader range of buyers. At roughly 24 centimeters, it commands genuine presence among other 1950s classics. For a collection tracing postwar Mercedes performance heritage, the Roadster is an essential complement to the coupe.














