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Car of the Day: March 14, 2016; Schuco '70 Mercedes-Benz 250 CE
Topic Started: Mar 14 2016, 06:41 AM (567 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Schuco's 1970 Mercedes-Benz 250 CE.


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The Mercedes-Benz W114 and W115 models are a series of sedans and coupes introduced in 1968 by Mercedes-Benz, manufactured through model year 1976, and distinguished in the marketplace by names relating to their engine size. W114 models featured six-cylinder engines and were marketed as the 230, 250, and 280, while W115 models featured four-cylinder engines and were marketed as the 200, 220, 230, and 240. All were styled by Paul Bracq, featuring a three-box design. At the time, Mercedes marketed sedans in two size classes, with the W114/W115, positioned below the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.



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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Mercedes-Benz 250 CE


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I acquired this somewhat playworn Schuco model in a small lot last year, and despite the flaws, I really like the casting. Following the saying "condition only matters if you have one already," I was happy to add this, since it now is the only one I have.


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Mercedes introduced a coupe variant of the W114 in 1969, featuring a longer boot hood and available with either a 2.5 or 2.8 liter six-cylinder engine. While a classic and understated design these generally cost less than the W113-based 280 SL model that ran through 1971, and its successor, the 3.5 or 4.5 liter V8 Mercedes SL R107/C107 (1971-1989) roadster and coupe. While a 'hard-top' unlike the fully convertible SL, the pillar-less design allowed all the windows to be lowered completely for open air motoring. Only 67,048 coupes were manufactured from 1969 to 1976 (vs. 1.852,008 saloons). Of these 24,669 were 280C and 280CE (top of the range), and 42,379 were the lesser 250C and 250CE.



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pjedsel
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:toy: Schuco made many nice 1/66th scale models back in the early '70's. Even play worn they are very nice pieces - so many players back then that are, in many ways long gone - such as Polistil and Schuco and others. Yeah, the names are still out there but not the little cars such as these. :wave:
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JustMatt
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Nice old Mercedes!
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atombaum
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Nice looking model. Not sure if I ever saw one of these before. Schuco is usually pretty good. Interesting amount of detail on the headlights. :thumbup:
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Good one. Castings like this I look for and tuck away to preserve as is, or clean up and save it as a resto-mod. Finding them and then getting them at a decent price (even if they are beaters) is another matter. Swap meets in Germany must be a lot of fun!
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ivantt
Mar 17 2016, 03:07 PM
Swap meets in Germany must be a lot of fun!
I'd like to find out! I like vintage European stuff, and wonder if being in Germany or some other toy-crazy European country would make collecting these models less interesting. Here in the US, it's like finding four leaf clovers. There, it would be more common. The exotic becomes ordinary. Who Knows?
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