Sauber-Mercedes W126 1990. Is it race or street? This unique piece from AutoCult Model is one of four new releases this month. We love this brand, we love their uniqueness. A definite candidate to have one of their unique pieces, and there are many, on the 2018 DiecastSociety.com Model Of The Year! The remaining three, all in 1:43 scale include the 1951 Berggren Future-Car, the 1956 Skoda 440 (Spartak) Roadster and 1954 Bentley Type R Gouda Special Coupé. All four deserving of the feature spot.
About the Sauber-Mercedes W126… “Admittedly, this odd mixture of two Mercedes never existed. The combination of a real sportscar à la an original DTM offshoot and a luxury Mercedes-Benz sedan, especially due to its interior, can only be attributed to the imagination of an advertising agency. The result that the advertising graphic designers presented to their Swabian customer around 1990 was not a perfect graphic design, but a desirable combination of vehicle components that should induce viewers to dream. The idea on which the digital fiction based on was quite simple, but in no way “new”. It embodied the wish of driving a super-fast car that offers maximal comfort at the same time. Anyone who looks back in automotive history will find that this idea was already rudimentarily implemented in the late 1930s. Back then the bodywork of luxury cars was often skinned in sleek, aerodynamic bodywork to achieve higher speeds on the new highways. But this remained an unfulfilled automotive dream even after decades. Over the course of automobile development traits like the performance, safety and of course the driving ease have been improving significantly. Also in the premises of Mercedes-Benz, this subject came up again and again and in 1990 the Swabian manufacturer together with its advertising agency created this odd mixture…”
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Just an unsignificant note but anyway, its off course combination of real sports car not a la DTM, but exactly group C Mercedes C9 and whatever else :-)
Well, that concept was done by marketing guys, and they clearly didn’t care what racing series that front belongs. As long as they didn’t care about anything else in this concept – where they suppose to put an engine, a spare wheel (looks like they’ve used super wide wheels from C9, so imagine the size of spare), and where the luggage will go. Showing sedan that consumers want to have or “dream about” which even don’t have a trunk. IMO they presented both the manufacturer and their audience in the worst possible way.
Funny enough, if you take out the rear seats, remove the lights, put a rollcage and, well, an engine in it – you’ll have Turismo Carretera racecar.
I’d sure be happy if they made the Le Mans Bentley in 1:18!
Hello, that mercedes was somehow made, but it looked little bit of then the model:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-performance-paddock/390941-benz-sauber-frankenbuild.html