Product Description
1/8 LeGrand 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe (Silver with Red Interior) Model Kit
Model features:
- Authentic interior trim
- Detailed engine compartment
- Opening bonnet, doors and boot
“Super model of the year 2024” (readers’ choice magazine „Modellfahrzeug“)
Kit:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR "Uhlenhaut Coupé" 1956 scale 1/8 LEGRAND - "The Red One"
LEGRAND 1/8 kits are made from high-quality materials. The body of the model, which weighs around 7 kg, is made of die-cast metal and is already painted. The kit of more than 900 parts is easy to assemble and contains parts made of various materials such as metal, rubber, textiles and high-quality plastic. Most of the components are screwed and plugged together. Gluing with a modelling adhesive is recommended for only a few parts. The steering and suspension are functional and the doors and flaps can also be opened in a prototypical manner.
- Kit contains more than 900 parts
- Dimensions LxWxH mm: 540 x 200 x 160
- Weight: approx. 7 kg
- Easy to assemble, many screwed components
- Incl. screw box
- Metal body, ready painted
The original:
This coupé version of the 300 SLR racing sports car was developed by Daimler-Benz for the 1956 season. It was designed under the supervision of the then head of the MB racing car department, Rudolf Uhlenhaut. The nickname "Uhlenhaut Coupé" is a reminder of this today. However, it was never used in racing because Mercedes Benz withdrew from motorsport at the end of the 1955 season. The MB 300 SLR is one of the most spectacular and expensive super sports cars ever built and was already way ahead of its time.
Mercedes-Benz auctioned the original vehicle with the red interior (No.008/55) at the Mercedes-Benz Museum / Stuttgart in May 2022 in a spectacular auction for the record price of 135 million euros to establish the “Mercedes-Benz Fund”.
