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Mercedes C111 II White Autumn Metallic Norev 1:18

Mercedes C111 II White Autumn Metallic Norev 1:18 183050 Diecast
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Norev's 1:18 diecast Mercedes C111 II in White Autumn Metallic reproduces the legendary 1970 experimental gullwing coupe, built to test Wankel rotary engines and advanced chassis technology far removed from anything Mercedes actually sold. Norev's diecast build captures its dramatic gullwing doors and wedge-shaped body at an accessible price.
Mercedes C111 II White Autumn Metallic Norev 1:18
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Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
183050
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About the Mercedes C111 II White Autumn Metallic Norev 1:18

TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Mercedes C111 II in White Autumn Metallic reproduces the legendary 1970 experimental gullwing coupe, built to test Wankel rotary engines and advanced chassis technology. Solid diecast construction captures its dramatic gullwing doors and wedge shape at an accessible price.

Mercedes never intended to sell the C111, and that refusal is exactly why it became one of the most famous concept cars the marque ever built.

Norev's Diecast Reading of a Genuine Test Mule

The C111's gullwing doors and low, wedge-shaped body were built for aerodynamic and mechanical testing rather than showroom appeal, and Norev's diecast reproduces both faithfully, keeping the door hinge line and low roof correctly proportioned rather than softened for a more conventional coupe look. White Autumn Metallic, the concept's genuinely famous factory colour, carries proper depth across the flat, angular panels, and the gullwing doors open on hinges solid enough to display the mechanism properly. Metal construction gives the model believable weight, appropriate for a car built as a serious engineering platform rather than a styling exercise.

A Genuine Rolling Laboratory for Mercedes Engineering

Built across several evolving versions in the early 1970s, the C111 served Mercedes as a testbed for Wankel rotary engines, advanced diesel powertrains and new chassis technology, none of which the marque had any real intention of selling to the public. Mercedes reportedly received unsolicited offers from wealthy customers wanting to buy one outright, offers the company always declined, preferring to keep the C111 purely experimental. That refusal to commercialise it only deepened its mystique, and decades later it remains one of the clearest examples of a manufacturer using a genuinely radical concept purely to push engineering forward.

Displaying a Concept Car Among Production Mercedes

This model earns a standout position on any Mercedes shelf precisely because it never had a production equivalent, and it works best displayed as a deliberate outlier next to conventional saloons and coupes, a reminder of the experimental engineering that underpinned the marque's more ordinary models.

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