The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, probably the most beautiful car ever made. (in my opinion anyway) This car has the most beautiful and pure lines ever to grace an automobile. Already 50 years old, but it still has the visual charisma to shame many present day supercars. This car was never built, it was sculpted. To describe this car as stunning is an understatement. Cars like these are what dreams are made of.

Minichamps has undertaken the task of replicating this beauty into a 1:18 scale model and what a fine model it is. It was with great anticipation when i finally bought this car, i had waited for a quality manufacturer to produce this car for many years and when Minichamps announced it was in their lineup, i was overjoyed. The only other alternatives are the Bburago and Kyosho cars. The Bburago is quite an old model, very crude detailing and ruins the car for me. The Kyosho is just as old, though slightly better detailed, but is hard to find and is not as great as well. This new Minichamps release though, is hard to fault.