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Mercedes 280C/8 W114 Coupe Blue Metallic AUTOart 1:18

Mercedes 280C/8 W114 Coupe Blue Metallic AUTOart 1:18
Current price: £304.17

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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
76187
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About the Mercedes 280C/8 W114 Coupe Blue Metallic AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 280C/8 W114 Coupe recreates the Stroke Eight generation two-door in blue metallic, doors opening on the metal shell. Used example, box showing traces of storage. The W114 range earned its nickname from the /8 suffix marking its 1968 introduction.

The Stroke Eight generation is where many collectors first fall for Mercedes design of this period, and the coupe body does even more with the same clean philosophy than the saloon it was based on.

AUTOart's Casting of the Stroke Eight Coupe

The zinc alloy body carries real weight, and AUTOart's tooling holds the W114 coupe's low, pillarless roofline with genuine precision, a design detail that leaves no trim to disguise any surfacing flaw. Blue metallic paint suits the coupe's understated elegance, holding consistent depth across the long, clean flanks without patchiness. Doors open with hinge resistance that feels deliberate, revealing a cabin trimmed with the wood and leather detailing that marked the coupe as a step above the standard saloon. Shutlines stay tight along the smooth bodywork, and the stance sits composed and refined rather than sporting. Storage marks are confined to the box.

A Coupe Prized for Restraint

The Stroke Eight name comes from the /8 suffix marking the range's 1968 launch, and the coupe variant took the saloon's clean, rational styling and applied it to a more elegant two-door body without adding unnecessary flourish. That restraint is exactly what collectors of this generation value, a design that has aged better than many more flamboyant contemporaries precisely because it never chased fashion. Displayed beside later Mercedes coupes, the W114's understated confidence still reads clearly, and that quality alone justifies its place on a serious German coupe shelf.

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