CMC M-052 — Mercedes-Benz W125 #12, Rudolf Caracciola, Großer Preis von Deutschland 1937

• Brand: CMC Classic Model Cars
• Item number: M-052
• Scale: 1:18
• Edition: Limited Edition — 3,000 pieces worldwide
• Total parts: 687 (586 metal, 101 plastic)
• Color: Silver
• Driver: Rudolf Caracciola
• Car number: #12
• Race: German Grand Prix, 1937
• Result: 1st place — 1937 European Championship winner

• Hand-assembled all-metal precision model
• Detachable bonnet with fine cooling slots
• Spring-loaded locking hooks made of steel wire
• Machined lateral engine compartment ventilation slots
• Steering front wheels
• Brake drums with indicated ventilation slots
• Stainless steel dashboard with hand-brushed marble finish
• Cooling mask made of 35 hand-braided stainless steel wires
• Folding windshield
• Openable tank cap
• Driver's seat with real textile cover
• Wheels with filigree spokes and authentic tires
• 37 photo-etched parts
• 51 small and 27 large metal rivets
• 41 cables and wires

• Modell · M (Neuwertig). Tadelloser, neuwertiger Zustand ohne Kratzer oder Beschädigungen jeglicher Art. Durchgehend in der Originalbox aufbewahrt und nie offen ausgestellt – Lack, Verchromung und alle Teile sind makellos.
• Box · NMB (Fast neuwertige Box). Vollständig mit allen Originalmaterialien – Schaumstoffeinlage, Seidenpapier und Echtheitszertifikat. Nur leichte Lagerspuren; ansonsten nahezu perfekt.

• Engine: 8-cylinder inline, supercharged (Roots compressor)
• Displacement: 5,663 cc
• Power: ~570–595 hp at 5,800 rpm
• Top speed: ~320 km/h
• Year: 1937

Rudolf Caracciola won four races during the 1937 season in the W125, earning the 1937 European Championship. The W125 represented a major evolution over its predecessor, the W25, and was one of the most powerful Grand Prix cars of the pre-war Silver Arrows era.