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Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Silver Maisto 1:18

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Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Silver Maisto 1:18 36898 Diecast
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Maisto's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe reproduces the silver gullwing coupe built from racing underpinnings for engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut. Only two examples of the real car exist, making this entry-tier diecast an accessible way to display one of Mercedes' rarest road cars.
Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Silver Maisto 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
36898
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About the Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Silver Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe recreates the silver gullwing road car built from the 300 SLR racer's chassis for engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut. Only two originals were ever built, and entry-tier diecast construction is the practical way most collectors will ever display this shape.

The Uhlenhaut Coupe is racing hardware wearing road-car bodywork, a gullwing coupe that Mercedes never sold and rarely showed. This diecast puts that rare silhouette within reach of an ordinary collecting budget.

Maisto's Diecast Homage to a Near-Unique Road Car

The body is zinc alloy diecast, finished in silver with gullwing doors that open on simple hinges rather than the elaborate mechanisms a premium resin piece might reproduce. Panel gaps sit wider than mid-tier work and the interior is simplified, a moulded dashboard rather than mapped switchgear. What the model captures well is the shape itself: the long, low nose inherited from the racing 300 SLR, the roofline that demanded gullwing doors, and the compact glasshouse that makes the car instantly recognisable even at entry-tier finish. For a subject this rare, silhouette accuracy at an accessible price is the model's whole argument.

Rudolf Uhlenhaut's Silver Arrow Road Car

Mercedes built two of these coupes from spare 300 SLR racing chassis in the mid-1950s, and one became the personal transport of Rudolf Uhlenhaut, the engineer behind the marque's Silver Arrow racing programme. Neither car was ever offered for public sale, and originals now sit among the most valuable road cars anywhere, a status confirmed by their result at auction in recent years. That scarcity is exactly why a diecast replica matters: it is the only realistic way most collectors will ever have this shape on a shelf rather than behind museum glass.

Displayed alongside other 1950s Mercedes racing subjects, the Uhlenhaut Coupe anchors that theme with genuine rarity behind it, however modest the price of this particular example.

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