#740 Scalextric – Mercedes Wankel C-111 (Ref. 4044) (1970)

The Mercedes Wankel was ane of those legendary concept cars of the 70s, from which exclusively a few units were made. Most accurately, in that place were four versions, that were made betwixt 1969 in addition to 1979.

It included revolutionary advances inwards their motors, similar the Wankel in addition to diesel fuel motors every bit good every bit motors alongside turbocompressors, in addition to avant-garde features similar gullwing doors, AC in addition to carbon fiber body.

The auto was fast similar hell, it broke several speed records thank you lot to its powerful motors, in addition to of course, it was a auto that appeared on the press in addition to TV, gaining a for sure popularity those days. That made many toy manufacturers to lay their attending inwards this model to reproduce it on dissimilar scales.

Scalextric did a wonderful project turning this model into a 1:32 slot car. It was released inwards 1970 (it corresponds to the commencement C-111 version from 1969). The auto was available inwards green, orange, white in addition to yellow, although in that place is a rare “red-ish” version. This rarity could live explained inwards which the orangish plastic mixed a petty fleck alongside cerise plastic from other models, or perchance in that place was a fault in addition to individual feed the injection machine alongside the incorrect colour.during the production. The fact is that several units came alongside a coloring which looks to a greater extent than similar red, in addition to they are scarce. If the guys at Exin noticed that, perchance many cerise models were destroyed or recycled into novel models.

So far close the auto model. Notice I every bit good possess got the master copy box (with yellowish dot) inwards real practiced kind in addition to the teaching sheet. This is the ane I exhibit inwards my blog, because I never worried close non having them, in addition to I arrive at non dare buying them online because thez possess got been reproduced in addition to you lot never know if the ane you’re buying is master copy or not, until you lot possess got it on your hands in addition to analyse it through a powerful magnifying glass.

The consummate document comprises four pages alongside an guess A5 size (each page).

I dear this slice of paper. Note that the illustrations are made specifically for the Mercedes, every reference had its specific drawings. Most sheets institute today are bent inwards the middle in addition to the newspaper has yellowed a petty bit, merely this is non a work for me. The mistaken instructions are every bit good artificially yellowed in addition to bent, making them almost indistinguishable from the master copy ones.