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Mercedes SL R231 Magnetite Black Metallic Norev 1:18

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Mercedes SL R231 Magnetite Black Metallic Norev 1:18 B66960107 Diecast
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Norev's 1:18 diecast Mercedes SL R231 wears Magnetite Black Metallic paint over the folding-hardtop grand tourer's long bonnet and low tail. This is a used example with opening doors, bonnet and boot; the box carries traces of storage while the model itself remains sound. A refined addition to a Mercedes or GT convertible display.
Mercedes SL R231 Magnetite Black Metallic Norev 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
B66960107
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About the Mercedes SL R231 Magnetite Black Metallic Norev 1:18

TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Mercedes SL R231 in Magnetite Black Metallic reproduces the folding-hardtop roadster with opening doors, bonnet and boot. This used model's box shows traces of storage, the casting itself intact. A polished GT convertible subject for a Mercedes-focused shelf.

The R231 SL carried Mercedes' folding-hardtop formula into a leaner, more aluminium-intensive era, trading some of its predecessor's bulk for sharper proportions.

Norev's Diecast Execution of the SL R231

This SL is built as a zinc alloy diecast, and the metal's weight suits a car whose real-world identity rests on a sense of substance and long-bonnet presence. Doors, bonnet and boot open, revealing the cabin trim and the front-mounted engine detail behind that long hood line, features a sealed casting would leave entirely to the imagination. Magnetite Black Metallic carries genuine depth under direct light, the metallic flake catching a spotlight in a way flat black paint never could, and it suits the SL's smooth, unbroken flanks particularly well. Diecast tolerances give the shutlines a touch more width than a resin equivalent, a fair trade given how much of this subject's appeal depends on being handled and posed with the roof mechanism in mind, even where this particular model does not include working roof articulation. As a used piece, the box shows traces of storage; the model itself presents the paintwork cleanly.

The SL's Role in a Mercedes Display

A folding-hardtop roadster like the R231 works well as a counterpoint to Mercedes saloon and coupe subjects on the same shelf, its low, open-top profile breaking up a row of upright sedans. Grouped with earlier SL generations, it also tells a lineage story, tracing how the model's proportions evolved from the bulkier R230 that preceded it. The opening doors, bonnet and boot are a genuine asset for a car whose cabin and long-hood engine treatment are as much part of its appeal as the exterior lines, giving a collector more posing options than a fixed body would allow. Buyers should note the used condition and the box's storage marks going in, though neither affects the model's presentation on a shelf.

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