Mercedes Benz SSK #14 Carlos Zatuszek Argentinean Autumn Race (1931) 1/18 Diecast Model Car by CMC

Brand new 1/18 scale diecast car model of Mercedes Benz SSK #14 Carlos Zatuszek Argentinean Autumn Race (1931) die cast model car by CMC. Brand new box. Real rubber tires. Steerable front wheels. Officially licensed product. Rear bonnet with a metal lock. Faithfully reproduced steel frame. Both seats covered in real leather. Removable central knock-off spinners. Made of diecast with some plastic parts. Flip-open fuel filler made of stainless steel. Detailed interior, exterior, engine compartment. Exhaust pipes with metal snake conduit casing. Authentically formed and true-to-scale car body. Authentic replication of the cockpit and its gauges. Mid-hinged split bonnet with leather belt and buckle. Adjustable windscreens for both driver and co-driver. Throttle-/ignition lever mounted at the steering wheel. Two detachable spare wheels fastened with a handle. Dimensions approximately L-10, W-3.5, H-2.75 inches. Sophisticated grille and rock guards made of fine metals. Hand-made metal leaf springs for the front and rear axles. Brake drums in the authentic copper design with cooling fins. Hand-crafted metal precision model built from more than 1,700 parts. Inline six-cylinder engine replica complete with all ancillaries, piping and cabling. Perfectly-crafted wheels with alloy rims and stainless-steel spokes wired by hand with nipples. The SSK is considered the most sporty and exclusive version of the super-charged six-cylinder racing sports cars from Mercedes-Benz' S series. Short for "Super-Sport Kurz" (meaning Short-wheelbase Super Sport), the SSK debuted on race tracks in 1928, only four weeks after the SS (Super-Sport) model was introduced. Among its major modifications was a wheelbase curtailed by 450 millimeters to highlight its uncompromising nifty characteristics. This made the SSK an ideal choice for hillclimb racing. Part of the legend of the SSK is that it was both a factory racing car and a customer vehicle. Some racing specifications, such as a more powerful compressor or a racing camshaft, were also available to private customers, while others were reserved for factory racing cars. It was common for private owners of an SSK to take part in races at weekends and use their two-seaters on weekdays as a means of transport in everyday life. Undoubtedly, the SSK was the ultimate supercar of its time.