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Written by Ben Branch |
February 7th 2017
The Mercedes-Benz Blue Wonder + Dirty Hero 300 SLR is a highly detailed scale model sold by Racing Heroes, a small family run business based out of Santa Barbara, California.
Each model is intricately detailed with a strong focus on accuracy and authenticity by Classic Model Cars, a German/Chinese company that are known for staggering attention to detail. At 1:18 scale, they measure approximately 10 inches long, and whilst many of us may never be able to afford putting an original Mercedes Benz 300 SLR in our garage – we can at least afford to put one on our desks.
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Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with well over a million monthly readers from around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
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