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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet

Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet
Model Faller (Germany)
no. 4310; plastic, scale 1:43
acquired 1993
Original Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet
white
Germany 1961
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The German manufacturer Faller, otherwise mainly specialized in model train accessories, entered the market of highly detailed plastic models in 1/43rd scale in 1992. Their first model car, a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Convertible, features opening doors and bonnet and even movable blinds (→ photo). Like Herpa and Revell, Faller dropped its high tech range after a few years because the production was too expensive.