Mercedes W 154, 1938, 1:18
Third model of our Silver Arrows series
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Mercedes Benz W 154, 1938
In 1938 a new racing formula was introduced by which the displacement of racing cars with a compressor was limited to 3 litres. This rule change determined Motor Sport racing for the succeeding years.
Mercedes Benz developed an entirely new V12-engine with 485 hp for the W 154. A fifth gear was added and was directly mounted to the De Dion rear axle. One fuel tank was in the rear, a second in the cockpit, above the driver's legs.
In this vehicle the drivers Caracciola, Lang, von Brauchitsch und Seam of the Daimler-Benz team gained one victory after the other. In 1938 Caracciola became European Champion. At the French Grand Prix, Mercedes-Benz gained a triple victory: von Brauchitsch came in first, Caracciola second und Hermann Lang third. In 1939 Hermann Lang became European Champion with the further developed W 154.
The model has been hand assembled from more than 530 parts.
Special features:
- fold-down windscreen
- detailed dashboard, partly manufactured by forge scale technique
- seats covered with high-quality textile
- air slots precisely reproduced
- radiator grill made of fine hand-drawn wires, individually soldered
- spoke wheels with hand-drawn, individually fitted wires
- punched brake discs
- hood can be removed
- engine replicated true to the original
