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Mercedes 280 SE W111 Coupe Black AUTOart 1:18

Mercedes 280 SE W111 Coupe Black AUTOart 1:18
Current price: £340.00

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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
76286
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About the Mercedes 280 SE W111 Coupe Black AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 280 SE W111 Coupe recreates the two-door fintail-era flagship in black, doors opening on the metal shell. Used example, box showing traces of storage. The W111 coupe traded the saloon's rear fins for a lower, more elegant roofline.

Where the W111 saloon still carried the fintail styling cues of its era, the coupe version dropped them for a cleaner, lower silhouette that reads as genuinely elegant even decades later.

AUTOart's Approach to the Coupe's Elegance

The zinc alloy body carries real weight, and AUTOart's tooling holds the coupe's lower roofline and pillarless side window treatment with the crispness that shape demands, since a pillarless design leaves nothing to hide behind if the surfacing is off. Black paint suits the coupe's formal character, holding deep, even gloss across the long bonnet and gently sloped boot. Doors open with hinge resistance that feels deliberate, revealing a cabin trimmed with the wood veneer and leather detailing that marked the SE coupe as a genuine luxury proposition above the standard saloon. Shutlines stay tight along the clean, fin-free flanks, and the stance sits composed and dignified rather than sporting. Storage marks affect the box alone.

A Quiet Highlight of the Fintail Era

The W111 range is best remembered for its saloon's distinctive rear fins, but the coupe and cabriolet variants moved away from that styling to offer a genuinely more sophisticated alternative aimed at buyers who wanted the flagship mechanicals without the fin-era visual statement. That makes the coupe a more understated collecting choice within the same generation, appealing to buyers who value restraint over period flamboyance. Set beside the saloon, the design divergence within a single model family becomes genuinely interesting to compare.

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