Brand new 1/18 scale diecast car model of Mercedes Benz SSKL #12 Otto Merz Grand Prix of Germany (1931) Limited Edition to 600 pieces Worldwide die cast model car by CMC. Brand new box. Real rubber tires. Officially licensed product. Both seats covered with real leather. Removable center lock wheel fasteners. Made of diecast with some plastic parts. Rear bonnet fastenings finished in metal. Hinged fuel filler finished in stainless steel. Originally reproduced lightweight steel frame. Detailed interior exterior engine compartment. Exhausts finished in metal hosed flexible pipes. Authentically and true to scale formed car body. Authentic replication of the cockpit and its gauges. Split mid hinged bonnet with leather-belt fastenings. Grille and rock guard in superior quality metal finish. Leaf springs finished in metal on front and rear axle. Dimensions approximately L-8 W-3.5 H-2.75 inches. Spare wheel mounted with a locking handle detachable. Brake drums in the authentic copper design with cooling fins. Moveable throttle-/ignition lever mounted at the steering wheel. Hand-crafted metal precision model built from more than 1700 parts. Starting numbers at both sides authentically replicated as a clothed print. Inline six cylinder complete with peripherical components piping and cabling. Wind deflector on the driver’s side moveable windscreen on the co-driver’s side. Perfectly crafted wheels with alloy rims and by hand mounted stainless steel spokes and nipples painted matte black. From the mid to late 1920s and even in 1931 the world racing scene was largely dominated by one automotive marque: Mercedes-Benz especially with its SSK/SSKL models that is empowered by the legendary 7.1-liter