On the bench today is a 1:66 scale Schuco Mercedes-Benz C111.
There’s a backstory to this build. I’ve got a viewer who follows my channel faithfully, and lately his little daughter has been taking an interest in it too. She’s 8 years old. In following YouTube guidelines and to protect identities, I won’t be sharing any names or pictures. The dad shares with me via email that his daughter would love to have, in her words, “a purple little sparkly car.” That’s a pretty easy order. Would you say no? Me neither.
Schuco is a German toy maker founded in 1912 by businessmen Heinrich Müller and Heinrich Schreyer in the town of Nuremberg, Germany. The company's specialty was usually cars and trucks in tin, plastic and diecast. The company went bankrupt in 1976 but was reorganized in 1993 and then totally independent again by 1996.
The C111 was a series of experimental automobiles produced by Mercedes-Benz in the 1960s and 1970s. The company was experimenting with new technologies, including Wankel engines, diesel engines, and turbochargers, and used the basic C111 platform as a testbed. Other experimental features included multi-link rear suspension, gull-wing doors and a luxurious interior with leather trim and air conditioning.
The first version of the C111 was completed in 1969. It had a fiberglass body shell and a mid-mounted three-rotor direct fuel injected Wankel engine. The next C111 appeared in 1970. It used a four-rotor engine producing 350 hp. The car reportedly could reach a speed of 300 kmh (186 mph).
For the second and third C111s, the company decided not to adopt the Wankel engine and turned to diesel experiments. The C111-IID was powered by a 228 hp turbocharged diesel that broke nine diesel and gasoline speed records. With more aerodynamic bodywork that gave it an air drag coefficient of 0.191 the C111 eventually reached 322 kmh (200 mph) at the Nardò Ring in 1978. A later 500 hp 4.8 litre turbocharged V8 version set another record, with an average lap-speed of 403.78 kmh (250.958 mph). This was achieved by driver Hans Liebold in 1 minute, 56.67 seconds on May 5, 1979.
Total production was just 16 cars: 13 first and second generation Wankel engined cars, 2 diesel engined third generation cars used in the Nardo record attempt, and a single V8 engined fourth generation car.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the C112 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1991 as a proposed production sports car. The car used a mid-mounted 6.0 L V12 engine. After accepting deposits on 700 orders, the company decided not to proceed with production.
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Want to learn more about the Mercedes-Benz C111? Go to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_C111
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FYI: I don't collect, display or sell the cars, and they’re certainly not competition entries. All of the Maple Leaf Matchbox Makeovers finished projects that are kid-friendly are put in custom blister packs and go to my local Goodwill store where they are given to children for free. If there are parts that can be swallowed, those cars are given as gifts to adult collectors that are fellow enthusiasts.
Note: Due to the use of paint stripping chemicals and power tools, this channel is not intended for viewing by children. Age 14+ is recommended.
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