Model # M-245
CMC M-245 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupé, RAC Tourist Trophy 1955, T1
Colour - Silver
Scale 1:18
Limited Edition 1,000 pcs
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History
(original vehicle)
When Rudolf Uhlenhaut, the architect of the 300 SLR racer,
was at the 1955 Mille Miglia to watch Mercedes’ success, he was also mulling
over the idea of fitting the 300 SLR racer with a closed top for endurance
events in the future.
His musings came to fruition in the shape of a competition coupé with the performance that no other road-going sports car could match. The two-seater recorded a speed of 290 km/h during a test on a closed section of motorway outside Munich. Impressed by its extraordinary performance over a cross-country trek of 3500 km (over 2000 miles), the test reporter from the Swiss magazine Automobil Revue had this to say:
The 300 SLR racer was based on the famous W196 Formula One champion of the 1954-55 season. The abbreviation SLR stands for Sport Light-Racing (Sport Leicht-Rennen). Considered one of the most beautiful racecars of all time, the new SLR was equipped with a slightly different straight-eight engine, which was expanded to displace 3 litres. Two of the nine 300 SLR rolling chassis, namely 0007/55 and 0008/55, were converted into 300 SLR Coupés with a closed-top body and gullwing doors. They were intended for the forthcoming Carrera Panamericana.
Although the 300 SLR coupés stopped short of racing seriously, chassis 0007/55 was no stranger to motorsport racing. After the 1955 Swedish Grand Prix, it showed up again at the RAC Tourist Trophy that took place at Dundrod, Northern Ireland on September 17, 1955.
Technical Data (original vehicle)
8-cylinder
in-line engine (installed in a 33° inclination to the right side)
Direct
fuel injection (positively controlled valves)
Desmodromic
valve control
Underbody:
wishbone in the front, single hinged swing axle in the rear.
Maximum
output: 310hp at 7,500 rpm
Displacement:
2,982 ccm
Top
speed: approx. 300 km/h
Wheel
base: 2,370 mm
Total
length: 4,315 mm