From outside. Externally, they turn out excellent chrome on the profiles, bumper moldings and rear-view mirrors. Reproducing all the details of this car, maintaining this price, would have been impossible, but at the level of “technical synthesis” it can be considered a good jobthe best also in relation to other offers on the market.
What an engine. We lift the bonnet, typically combined with the large chrome grille dominated by the Mercedes star: inside, we find the reproduction of the powerful almost 7 liter V8capable, thanks to its 286 horsepower, of pushing this “mobile living room” from 0-100 in just over seven seconds (an incredible time in the 70s for a car of that size and mass). The model does not have too many detailsbut the dimensions give a good idea.
In the living room. We open the four doors and look at the well-crafted interior in the wooden insert on the dashboard, just as the seats make an impression, in what is the reconstruction of an environment made up of leather everywhere. The trunk is also defined as needed, while rims and tires are of good quality.
Start point. Even today, to define the spearhead of the range, Mercedes-Benz uses the letter “S”, which from this forerunner SEL 450 (W116 series), produced until 1980will then see what happens six generations of flagshipsup to the latest one introduced in 2020. Whether you are an expert collector or a “first timer”, this scale milestone it is certainly a valuable addition to your review.
