{"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?lang=en_GB","nonce":"64baf05592","homeUrl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/","shopUrl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/shop\/","cartUrl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/cart-en-gb\/","checkoutUrl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/checkout\/","skipCart":true,"collectionLimit":12,"i18n":{"addedToCart":"Added to basket","addToWishlist":"Add to wishlist","addedToWishlist":"Added to wishlist","removeFromWishlist":"Remove from wishlist","removedFromWishlist":"Removed from wishlist","undo":"Undo","error":"Something went wrong","loading":"Loading...","outOfStock":"Out of stock","viewCart":"View basket","proceedToCheckout":"Proceed to checkout","addedToCollection":"Added to your collection","reserved":"Reserved!","soldOut":"Sold out","invalidEmail":"Please enter a valid email address","connectionError":"Connection error. Please try again.","loginToSave":"Sign in to save this model","waitlistNotify":"Notify me","waitlistOnList":"On the waiting list \u2713","waitlistJoined":"You're on the waiting list. We'll email you the moment this model is available again.","waitlistRemoved":"Done \u2014 you're off the waiting list for this model.","waitlistRateLimit":"Too many attempts \u2014 please try again shortly","waitlistTurnstile":"We couldn't complete the check \u2014 please try again","waitlistError":"Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again in a moment."},"wishlist":{"loggedIn":false,"loginUrl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/my-account\/","addAction":"models118_wishlist_add","removeAction":"models118_wishlist_remove"},"waitlist":{"loggedIn":false,"subscribeAction":"models118_waitlist_subscribe","toggleAction":"models118_waitlist_toggle","stateAction":"models118_waitlist_state"},"stats":{"models":2218,"brands":203,"manufacturers":126,"collectors":10000},"product":{"id":1571775,"sku":"180039031","condition":"used","name":"Mercedes 300 SL Roadster Red Minichamps 1:18","brand":"Mercedes","manufacturer":"Minichamps","scale":"1:18","material":"Diecast","price":169.17,"regularPrice":169.17,"isOnSale":false,"savingsAmount":0,"stockQty":1,"stockStatus":"very_low","isDiscontinued":false,"image":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mercedes-300-sl-roadster-red-minichamps-1-18-300x200.png","permalink":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/mercedes-300-sl-roadster-red-minichamps-1-18-180039031\/"}}
Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL Roadster in red reproduces the open-top version that followed the famous Gullwing coupe from 1957, sharing its race-derived chassis and fuel-injected straight-six but trading upward-swinging doors for a conventional convertible top. Diecast construction captures the Roadster's flowing 1950s lines with real presence on a vintage-classics shelf.
About the Mercedes 300 SL Roadster Red Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL Roadster in red reproduces the open-top version that followed the famous Gullwing coupe, sharing its race-derived chassis and fuel-injected straight-six from 1957 onward. Diecast construction captures the Roadster's flowing lines with genuine period presence.
The Gullwing's upward-swinging doors get most of the attention, but the 300 SL Roadster that followed solved the coupe's cramped, hot cabin while keeping the racing pedigree underneath.
Minichamps' Diecast Rendering of a Racing-Derived Roadster
The 300 SL's rounded wings, low waistline, and long bonnet trace directly back to Mercedes' racing programme, and diecast construction gives Minichamps' Roadster genuine weight befitting that pedigree. Red paintwork sits cleanly across the car's flowing 1950s curves, and the folding soft top, replacing the Gullwing's fixed roof and dramatic doors, is picked out with tidy definition when stowed. The stance stays low and purposeful, echoing the sports-racing chassis that sits underneath the road-going bodywork.
From Gullwing Coupe to Open-Top Roadster
Mercedes introduced the 300 SL Roadster in 1957 as a direct successor to the Gullwing coupe, addressing complaints about the earlier car's stifling cabin heat and awkward entry over the high door sills. The Roadster kept the race-derived tubular chassis and fuel-injected straight-six that made the Gullwing significant, wrapping them in a more conventional convertible body with normal doors. It gave buyers the same underlying engineering in a genuinely more practical, everyday-usable package.
A Vintage Anchor for a 1950s Mercedes Shelf
A 300 SL Roadster works well as a companion to a Gullwing coupe, showing the two sides of the same underlying car, one dramatic and closed, one open and more usable. For a vintage-classics display built around 1950s sports cars, the Roadster's open-top silhouette adds genuine variety without straying from the same important chassis story.
Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.
{"id":1571775,"name":"Mercedes 300 SL Roadster Red Minichamps 1:18","price":"£<\/span>169.17<\/bdi><\/span>","image":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mercedes-300-sl-roadster-red-minichamps-1-18-400x400.png","permalink":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/mercedes-300-sl-roadster-red-minichamps-1-18-180039031\/","brand":"Mercedes"}
Need a hand finding a model?
Models118 Assistant
0
Expand chatCollapse chat
Start a new chat
Basket
Your basket is empty.
Cookies on Models118
We use cookies to remember your preferences, understand how the shop is used and show you models and offers that suit your interests. What you allow is up to you, and you can change it at any time.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
We use cookies to remember your preferences, understand how the shop is used and show you models and offers that suit your interests. What you allow is up to you, and you can change it at any time.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.