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Mercedes 300SL Roadster Silver Bburago 1:18

Mercedes 300SL Roadster Silver Bburago 1:18 7043 Diecast
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Bburago's 1:18 diecast Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, finished in silver, reproduces the open-top successor to the famous Gullwing coupe. Launched in 1957, the Roadster kept the 300SL's straight-six performance while dropping the coupe's signature doors, making this diecast a classic-sports-car centrepiece at an accessible price.
Mercedes 300SL Roadster Silver Bburago 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Bburago
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
7043
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About the Mercedes 300SL Roadster Silver Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, in silver, reproduces the open-top model that replaced the Gullwing coupe from 1957 onward. The Roadster kept the same straight-six performance and elegant proportions while trading the coupe's famous swing-up doors for conventional ones, and this diecast brings that classic shape to an accessible price point.

Mercedes-Benz built the 300SL Roadster to answer a practical complaint about the Gullwing: those spectacular doors made the coupe awkward to enter and exit, and a conventional open body solved it while keeping the glamour.

Bburago's Diecast Interpretation of a Classic Roadster

The 300SL's long bonnet and low, curved flanks translate well into diecast, and Bburago's zinc alloy body gives this silver example the reassuring weight that plastic replicas never manage. Doors and the boot typically open on Bburago's 1:18 line, letting the simplified cabin and folding soft-top area sit on display rather than hidden away. Panel gaps run a touch wider than a premium resin alternative, and the chrome trim around the grille and bumpers is bright rather than deeply detailed, both fair trade-offs for the price. The silver finish suits the car well, echoing the factory colour most associated with the model in period photography.

From Gullwing to Roadster: the 300SL's Second Act

Mercedes-Benz introduced the 300SL as a Gullwing coupe in 1954, its dramatic upward-swinging doors a direct consequence of the car's tubular space-frame chassis, which left no room for conventional door hinges low on the body. Striking as they were, those doors made the coupe genuinely awkward to get in and out of, and by 1957 Mercedes had answered the complaint with the Roadster. A revised chassis allowed conventional doors while keeping the same straight-six engine and much of the coupe's performance, and the open body arguably suited the car's glamorous image even better.

A Classic Sports Car for Any 1950s Shelf

This 300SL Roadster pairs naturally with a Gullwing coupe to show the model's full story, or stands alone as an accessible entry point into 1950s Mercedes-Benz sports car collecting.

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