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Mercedes 300 SLR Silver Revell 1:12

Mercedes 300 SLR Silver Revell 1:12
Current price: £137.00
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Revell
Scale
1:12
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
08851
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About the Mercedes 300 SLR Silver Revell 1:12

TL;DR: This Revell 1:12 diecast reproduces the Mercedes 300 SLR in silver, the racer Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson drove to a famous overall win at the 1955 Mille Miglia. Built at the larger 1:12 scale, it commands genuine shelf presence beyond the usual 1:18 format.

Moss and Jenkinson's Mille Miglia run remains one of endurance racing's most celebrated results, an average speed across public Italian roads that still reads as remarkable decades later.

The Racer Behind One of Motorsport's Great Drives

Mercedes-Benz built the 300 SLR for sports car racing in 1955, and Stirling Moss, navigated by journalist Denis Jenkinson using hand-written pace notes, drove one to outright victory at the Mille Miglia that year, a thousand-mile race across open Italian roads rather than a closed circuit. The silver Silver Arrows livery on this diecast is period-correct and instantly recognisable, and at 1:12 scale the model's proportions carry noticeably more presence than a standard 1:18 diecast, since the larger format lets the SLR's long bonnet and low cockpit dominate a shelf rather than share it quietly. Revell's build gives the open cockpit and exposed mechanical details genuine visual weight at this scale, rewarding close inspection in a way smaller formats cannot.

A Museum-Scale Centrepiece

This 300 SLR earns its place as a genuine centrepiece on a motorsport heritage shelf, its scale and history both working to set it apart from surrounding 1:18 diecast. For collectors who want one commanding piece rather than several smaller ones, it is a strong, historically grounded choice.

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