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Porsche 901 1964 Irish Green
US$330.00
In 1963, Porsche debuted the pre-production Type 901 as the successor of the Porsche 356. A year later, when production began, Peugeot complained that they had exclusive rights to all three-digit numbers with a zero in the middle and forced Porsche’s hand in changing the vehicle’s name. Subsequently, the Type 901 was christened the Porsche 911. The 911 lives on as one of the most famous sports cars of all time.The CMC Porsche 901 pays tribute to this special automobile that still raises the heart beat of sports car enthusiasts across the globe.
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Porsche 901 1964 Champagne Yellow
US$330.00 In 1963, Porsche debuted the pre-production Type 901 as the successor of the Porsche 356. A year later, when production began, Peugeot complained that they had exclusive rights to all three-digit numbers with a zero in the middle and forced Porsche’s hand in changing the vehicle’s name. Subsequently, the Type 901 was christened the Porsche 911. The 911 lives...
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Mercedes-Benz W25 Fagioli #4 1935
US$300.00 April 22 1935, marked the opening race of the Grand Prix season in Monaco. Mercedes-Benz entered three cars driven by Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred von Brauchitsch, and Luigi Fagioli. The competition was stiff with many talented drivers and ambitious teams such Maserati, Bugatti, and Alfa Romeo. Like a shooting star in the silver aluminum W25, Fagioli forged ahead and crossed...
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Mercedes-Benz W25 Brauchitsch #20 1934
US$300.00 New racing rules were introduced for the 1934 season dictating that the Grand Prix vehicles must have a maximum weight of just 750 kg. A new race car had to be developed and the auto engineers had to find the perfect balance between performance and weight, or the biggest possible engine in the lightest possible chassis. On the eve...
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Mercedes-Benz W196R #22 Hermann 1954 Reims GP
US$360.00 Mercedes-Benz took a brief hiatus from racing following World War II but returned in 1954 for the start of the 41st French Grand Prix. There were high expectations on all accounts so Mercedes-Benz had done their due diligence and spared no expense to ensure that they would be well-prepared. On July 4th in Reims, the new Mercedes-Benz racers were...
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Mercedes-Benz W196R #20 Kling 1954 Reims GP
US$360.00 Mercedes-Benz took a brief hiatus from racing following World War II but returned in 1954 for the start of the 41st French Grand Prix. There were high expectations on all accounts so Mercedes-Benz had done their due diligence and spared no expense to ensure that they would be well-prepared. On July 4 in Reims, the new Mercedes-Benz racers were...
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Mercedes-Benz W196 1954/55
US$220.00 One of history’s most legendary race cars is the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow. With famous duo, Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss at the wheel, this sportscar brought Mercedes back into the highest level of motorsport racing. The Mercedes-Benz W196 is one of the most successful racing cars of all time.This flawlessly sculpted CMC Mercedes-Benz W196 model is a bona...
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Mercedes-Benz W165, 1939 #24
US$220.00 Hoping to undermine the dominance of Mercedes-Benz, the Italian motor racing authorities set unprecedented regulations for the Tripoli Grand Prix of 1939. Mercedes-Benz was not deterred and produced the W165, a completely new race car, in record pace. Herman Lang and Rudolf Caracciola achieved a spectacular double victory for the brand leaving their opponents in the dust. Lang, with...
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Mercedes-Benz W165 1939
US$220.00 Hoping to undermine the dominance of Mercedes-Benz, the Italian motor racing authorities set unprecedented regulations for the Tripoli Grand Prix of 1939. Mercedes-Benz was not deterred and produced the W165, a completely new race car, in record pace. Come racing day, the Silver Arrow left their opponents in the dust and made a sensational and historic victory with this...
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Mercedes-Benz W154 Seaman #16 1938
US$250.00 Richard “Dick” Seaman was a British Grand Prix hero–one of the great race drivers prior to WWII. He hit the apex of his career in 1938 when he spectacularly won the German Grand Prix in front of a fervently patriotic crowd of 300,000 spectators. His winning car was the Mercedes-Benz W154, emblazoned with his starting number 16 and a...
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Mercedes-Benz W154 GP France – Scale 1:18 CMC Models
US$250.00 At the 1938 French Grand Prix, each competitor was allowed a maximum of three race cars. Mercedes-Benz team manager, Alfred Neubauer, entered one for Caracciola, von Brauchitsch and Lang. Richard “Dick” Seaman had been recruited as replacement driver so he was not permitted to compete. However, prior to the race commencing, Seaman was asked to do some test runs...
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Mercedes-Benz W154 1938
US$250.00 New racing rules were introduced in 1938, requiring supercharged engine capacities to be limited to 3 liters. Mercedes-Benz did not have any eligible vehicles to enter so they designed an entirely new automobile, the W154. It was an unparalleled work of precision and ambition. Victory followed wherever the W154 went and Mercedes-Benz achieved one of their greatest successes that...
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Mercedes-Benz W125 1937 GP Donington #4
US$290.00 Before the “space race” defined a country’s technological ambition and competence, the Grand Prix races were considered the most accessible index of world-leading technological dominance. The ambition for these major motor racing teams (and their respective home countries) to excel on the track was nearly palatable. Mercedes-Benz achieved the benchmark for engineering prowess when it introduced the W125 for...
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