300 W 186 1951-1954 1:18 Red

300 W 186 B66040615. The first International Motor Show in Frankfurt held in April 1951 presented six years after the end of the war numerous new products including some models of the upper segment DaimlerBenz showed beside type 220 have a new model that the interest of the public to a greater extent attracted to himself. Type 300 at that time the largest and fastest German series production car quickly became popular as a representative car in politics and business. Although this car was never officially so designated it can be seen as a worthy successor to the large Mercedes of the prewar period. Among the first celebrities who did drive around in the 300 were Konrad Adenauer Theodor Heuss the Finance Minister Ludwig Erhard and Kurt Schumacher to name just a few examples. That type 300 primarily with the name of the first chancellor is associated and popularly and classic car scene as Adenauer Mercedes is indicated stems from the fact that Adenauer always wanted in the 300 driven around and this also trips abroad wanted it. During his tenure as chancellor until 1963 and then until his death in 1967 Adenauer used in six different 300models. His first official from 1951 is now on display at the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn while after his term of office he used car a 300 d from 1959 in 1967 came into the possession of DaimlerBenz and since then in the Mercedes Benz Museum will be exhibited. By Norev for MercedesBenz.

Specification:

Brand:  Mercedes Benz

Item:  B66040615

Material:  Diecast Metal

Scale:   1:18

Color:  Red