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Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 W109 #38 H. Heyer Season Finale Hockenheim 1971 Minichamps 1:18

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Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 W109 #38 H. Heyer Season Finale Hockenheim 1971 Minichamps 1:18 155713438 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 W109 recreates Hans Heyer's #38 touring car from the 1971 season finale at Hockenheim. This diecast replica reproduces the big V8 saloon known for outrunning smaller rivals through raw power, a distinctive shelf piece for a European touring car display.
Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 W109 #38 H. Heyer Season Finale Hockenheim 1971 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155713438
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About the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 W109 #38 H. Heyer Season Finale Hockenheim 1971 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 W109 reproduces Hans Heyer's #38 touring car from the 1971 season finale at Hockenheim. Diecast construction suits this large-bodied saloon, one of the most unlikely and effective touring car racers of its era.

A full-size luxury saloon with a 6.8-litre V8 has no business winning touring car races, yet Mercedes' 300 SEL did exactly that against nimbler, lighter opposition.

Diecast Weight Suited to a Full-Size Saloon

This W109 sits noticeably larger on the shelf than the compact coupés that usually populate a touring car display, and diecast construction gives that bulk genuine, believable weight in the hand. The Mercedes three-pointed star sits proudly on a bonnet longer than almost any rival on the same 1971 grid, and the #38 racing number and period sponsor decals are reproduced with the sharp tampo printing needed to keep period graphics legible at 1:18. The model's proportions make clear why this car earned its nickname among rivals: it looked entirely out of place on a racetrack, and that visual contrast is exactly what makes it a memorable subject in diecast form.

Hans Heyer and the 1971 Hockenheim Finale

The 300 SEL 6.8's competition career rested almost entirely on brute power, its V8 overwhelming lighter, more agile touring cars on Europe's faster circuits even while carrying far more weight through the corners. Hans Heyer, who would go on to a long career in German touring car and DTM racing, drove this example at the 1971 season finale at Hockenheim, a fitting venue given the car's straight-line strength. That combination of raw power and outsized bodywork is the whole story of this car's brief but memorable racing life.

On a Group Racing Historic shelf, this Mercedes provides scale contrast against smaller touring coupés, a genuinely different silhouette worth including.

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