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Mercedes 300 SL Roadster Rosemarie Muster Limited Edition 18/27 Bburago 1:18

Mercedes 300 SL Roadster Rosemarie Muster Limited Edition 18/27 Bburago 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Bburago
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
3023-M1
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About the Mercedes 300 SL Roadster Rosemarie Muster Limited Edition 18/27 Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL Roadster, numbered 18 of 27, reproduces the open-top car that replaced the Gullwing coupé from 1957. Mass-market diecast construction and individual numbering combine to make a genuinely significant Mercedes accessible without investment-tier pricing.

The Roadster took everything collectors loved about the Gullwing and removed the roof, and this numbered Bburago diecast keeps that story honest rather than overselling it.

Mass-Market Diecast, Individually Numbered

Bburago has always worked at accessible price points, and this 300 SL Roadster is no exception: solid zinc construction, opening doors and bonnet, and a paint finish that captures the shape convincingly without the depth a costlier clear coat provides. What sets this piece apart is the individual numbering, 18 of 27, printed directly onto the model or its base rather than left to a generic edition claim. That numbering does not change the underlying construction quality, but it gives an otherwise mass-market diecast a specific identity, the kind of detail that matters to a collector who wants to know exactly which piece from a small run they own.

The Roadster's Place After the Gullwing

Mercedes replaced the 300 SL's dramatic gullwing doors with a conventional open top in 1957, trading theatre for usability and, in doing so, created a car with its own dedicated following that never quite lived in the coupé's shadow. The Roadster kept the coupé's straight-six performance while opening up the driving experience, and it remains one of the defining postwar Mercedes sports cars in its own right. On a classic sports car shelf, this numbered Bburago earns its place not as a substitute for the Gullwing but as the story that followed it.

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