10% off your first order — create a free account

Create free account
✓ 14-day returns ✓ Hand-checked before dispatch ✓ Secure checkout
My account

Mercedes 300 SL W198 Chrome Minichamps 1:18

Sold out
Mercedes 300 SL W198 Chrome Minichamps 1:18 B66040645 Diecast
1 / 8
Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL W198 reproduces the legendary gullwing coupe in a striking chrome finish, with opening doors that swing up in the car's signature manner. Genuine weight in the hand and a detailed cabin make this a strong centrepiece for a vintage classics display.
Mercedes 300 SL W198 Chrome Minichamps 1:18
Current price: £99.00
Out of production

This model is currently sold out. Enter your email and we'll let you know when it's back in stock.

Browse Mercedes models
Pay securely with
Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
B66040645
Genuine articles Sourced from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Hassle-free returns 14-day no-quibble returns
Secure payment Bank-level encryption

About the Mercedes 300 SL W198 Chrome Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SL W198, finished in chrome, reproduces the gullwing coupe with genuinely opening doors that swing upward. The zinc-alloy body carries real weight, making this a genuine centrepiece for a vintage classics shelf.

The 300 SL's upward-swinging doors were born of chassis necessity rather than showmanship, a structural solution that became the car's most famous, most imitated feature across decades of automotive history.

Opening Gullwing Doors on the Minichamps 300 SL

This model's doors genuinely open, swinging upward in the same distinctive arc that gave the real car its nickname, and lifting them reveals a detailed cabin behind the low sill that defines the driving position. The zinc-alloy body carries real heft in the hand, a density that suits a car whose chassis was famously robust, and the panels move with a satisfying resistance that settles rather than flopping loosely at any angle. A chrome finish is an unusual and demanding choice, since it reflects every line of the body directly, and it shows off the 300 SL's rounded fenders and long bonnet with a clarity that solid paint colours cannot quite match.

A Genuine Centrepiece for a Vintage Shelf

Few road cars carry the instant recognition of the 300 SL's gullwing silhouette, and its competition pedigree at Le Mans and the Carrera Panamericana in period gives it a genuine claim to significance beyond styling alone. The opening doors make this a piece worth posing rather than leaving closed on a shelf, since the mechanism itself is part of the car's story. At 1:18, its chrome finish and correct proportions anchor a vintage classics display convincingly, standing apart from more common solid-colour examples of the same subject.

Same marque, same scale

Collectors also bought

Browse all 1:18

10% off your first order

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.

Create free account Browse the collection
Collectible 1:18 scale Porsche model on a clean studio backdrop — Models118 first-order offer
0