
Mercedes 500 SEC C126 Silver AUTOart 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- AUTOart
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 76212
- Year
- 1986
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Luxury Coupes
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 674110762129
About the Mercedes 500 SEC C126 Silver AUTOart 1:18
TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 500 SEC (C126) in silver has opening doors and hood over a detailed cabin, reproducing the coupe variant of Mercedes' W126 flagship generation. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage. A well-toleranced 1980s luxury coupe subject.
The C126 coupe shared its underpinnings with the W126 sedan but wore a lower, more athletic body, positioning it as Mercedes' answer to a growing appetite for two-door luxury during a decade when personal luxury coupes carried real cachet.
AUTOart's Diecast Treatment of a Flagship Coupe
AUTOart's diecast work generally holds tighter panel gaps than entry-tier competitors, and on this 500 SEC that precision shows in the consistent shutlines running along the coupe's long doors. The zinc alloy body carries genuine weight, and the doors and hood open, revealing a cabin interior detailed with the W126-era dashboard styling and an engine bay beneath the flat, wide hood. The silver finish holds deep, even gloss under display lighting, characteristic of AUTOart's mid-to-upper diecast tier. As a used example, expect honest handling wear, and the box shows traces of storage rather than a fresh, unhandled presentation, both normal for a model that has spent time in a collection.
A Coupe Variant's Role in a Mercedes Lineage
The 500 SEC sits just below the flagship 560 SEC in engine displacement within the C126 range, but it captures the same fundamental coupe silhouette that distinguished this generation from its sedan sibling, and its lower production numbers relative to the sedan give it a slightly rarer feel on a shelf. On a Mercedes generational display, it pairs naturally with the W126 sedan, showing how the same platform accommodated two distinct body philosophies during the same production run. At 1:18, AUTOart's tighter tolerances give the coupe's long doors and low roofline real visual definition, a detail that separates this variant clearly from the more commonly modeled sedan. For a collector building a comprehensive W126-era Mercedes display, this coupe fills a genuine gap alongside the sedan at AUTOart's mid-to-upper diecast pricing.














