| 1987
"Silver Arrow" Racing Car (#1099) |
| The 1987
"Silver Arrow" was the first in a
series of clockwork tin-plate racing cars
manufactured by Marklin for sale in their factory
museum in Germany. The silver-gray MB W25 was
also available on a limited basis from authorized
Marklin dealers in the United States as Item
#1099. The suggested retail price was $196. |
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| 1988
Metall Racing Car Kit (#1076) |
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The 1988
Metall Racing Car Kit was the second in a series
of clockwork tin-plate racing cars manufactured
by Marklin for sale in their factory museum in
Germany. The red MB W25 was also available on a
limited basis from authorized Marklin dealers in
the United States as Item #1076. The suggested
retail price was $260. While many of
the wind-up vehicles sold by Marklin in the 1930s
were in kit form, this item is the only
contemporary Marklin clockwork vehicle sold as a
kit.
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| 1989
"Silver Arrow" Racing Car (#1098) |
| The 1989
"Silver Arrow" was the third in a
series of clockwork tin-plate racing cars
manufactured by Marklin for sale in their factory
museum in Germany. The silver-gray MB W196R was
also available on a limited basis from authorized
Marklin dealers in the United States as Item
#1098. The suggested retail price was $192. |
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| 1990
Metall Racing Car (#1097) |
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The 1990
"Silver Arrow" was the fourth in a
series of clockwork tin-plate racing cars
manufactured by Marklin for sale in their factory
museum in Germany. The silver-gray MB W154/38,
was also available on a limited basis from
authorized Marklin dealers in the United States
as Item #1097. The suggested retail price was
$230. |
| 1991
"Silver Arrow" Racing Car (#1096) |
| The 1991
"Silver Arrow" was the fifth in a
series of clockwork tin-plate racing cars
manufactured by Marklin for sale in their factory
museum in Germany. The silver-gray MB W25 with
hinged canopy was also available on a limited
basis from authorized Marklin dealers in the
United States as Item #1096. The suggested retail
price was $328. |
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| 1992
"Alpha" Metall Racing Car |
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The
"Alpha" racer is a white version of the
1990 Mercedes Benz W154/38 Marklin museum wind-up
racing car (sold in the U.S. with Marklin catalog
#1097). The Alpha racer was "given" to
U.S. dealers who purchased a certain minimum
amount of particular Marklin erector sets,
silver-plated Z-scale anniversary locomotives,
etc. Very few of these cars were
imported and there was never a suggested retail
price for the cars (since they were not meant for
retail sale).
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| 1993 Red 300SL Gullwing (#1092) |
| The red
300SL Gullwing was the sixth in a series of
clockwork tin-plate racing cars manufactured by
Marklin for sale in their factory museum in
Germany. The unit was also available at the
Mercedes Benz factory museum, as well as on a
limited basis from authorized Marklin dealers in
the United States as Item #1092. The suggested
retail price was $675. (The version
available at the Mercedes Benz factory museum was
somewhat unique in that it had a large Mercedes
tri-star logo silk-screened on the front hood.)
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| 1994
Silver 300SL Gullwing (#1952) |
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The silver
300SL Gullwing differs from the 1993 red Gullwing
described above in color and wheel treatment. The
silver unit was sold through dealers
participating in Marklin's MHI program for
limited edition items. The suggested
retail price in the United States was $495.
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| 1994 Nickel-Plated "Maxi"
Racer (#45293) |
| The
"Maxi" racer is a nickel-plated version
of the 1989 Mercedes Benz W196R Marklin museum
wind-up racing car (sold in the U.S. with Marklin
catalog #1098). The Maxi racer was part of a
promotional package that dealers were allowed to
order in early 1994 when they placed their
initial orders for Marklin's then-new Maxi line
of large-scale tin-plate electric trains. While
the promotional package was sold to dealers with
a Suggested Retail Price of over $2000, the
individual pieces (locomotives, railroad cars,
wind-up nickel-plated delivery truck, erector set
airplane,and the W196R) were not assigned
individual Suggested Retail Prices. Some dealers
kept their Maxi promotional sets for store
displays, some sold the entire set intact, and
others sold some or all of the individual
components as separate items.
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| 1994
VEDES "Silver Arrow" Racer (#81102) |
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The VEDES
racing car is a limited-edition version of the
1995 Silver Arrow Metall Museum car (MB W196/54)
produced for sale at the Marklin factory museum
in Germany. VEDES, the German Association of
Specialty Toy and Hobby Shops, commissioned a
unique edition of the car for sale through it's
member dealers to commemorate VEDES' 90th
anniversary. The VEDES car bears the
racing number "6" and is signed by Hans
Herrmann, one of four world-famous drivers who
drove the prototype for the Mercedes Benz racing
team in the mid-1950s.
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| 1995 "Silver Arrow" Racer
(#1102) |
| The 1995
"Silver Arrow" was the seventh in a
series of clockwork tin-plate racing cars
manufactured by Marklin for sale in their factory
museum in Germany. The Museum car bears racing
number "4" and is signed by Klaus
Kling, one of four world-famous drivers who drove
the prototype for the Mercedes Benz racing team
in the mid-1950s. The silver-gray MB
W196/54 was also available on a limited basis
from authorized Marklin dealers in the United
States as Item #1102. The suggested retail price
in the United States was $495.
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| 1995
Mercedes Benz Museum Racer (#81104) |
Maerklin Photo |
This
version of the 1995 "Silver Arrow was
manufactured by Marklin for sale in the Mercedes
Benz factory museum in Germany. The Mercedes
Museum car bears the signature of Juan Manuel
Fangio, one of four world-famous drivers who
drove the prototype for the Mercedes Benz racing
team in the mid-1950s. The silver-gray
MB W196/54 with racing number "2" has a
unique front grille and is only available at the
Mercedes Benz factory museum. The Marklin item
number for this version of the 1995 Silver Arrow
is 81104.
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| 1995 Bavarian Broadcast Network Racer
(#1947) |
| The
Bavarian Broadcast Network racing car is a
limited-edition version of the 1989 Silver Arrow
Metall Museum car (MB W196R). The Bavarian
Broadcast Network is said to have commissioned
the car as a gift for guests who appear on a
German financial television program similar to
PBS' Wall Street Week The blue and white MB W
196R is also available on a limited basis from
authorized Marklin dealers in the United States
as Item #1947. The suggested retail price in the
United States was $359. |
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| 1996
Mercedes Benz SSK Racer (#1103) |
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The Metall
SSK racing car is by far the largest of Marklin's
clockwork racers, this re-edition of the 1107R
(originally sold in the 1930s) appears to be
built on the same chassis as is used for
Marklin's wind-up trucks. |
| The unit, a red, white,
and green MB SSK, is available on a limited basis
from authorized Marklin dealers in the United
States as Item #1103. Production was
limited to 7000 units worldwide and the the
suggested retail price in the United States was
$627.
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| 1997
Marklin Museum Racer (#11021) |
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The red MB
W196/54 "Monoposto" was manufactured by
Marklin for sale in their factory museum in
Germany. The car bears the museum logo on its
hood. This model was not imported into
the United States by Marklin, Inc. and was not
generally not available through Marklin dealers.
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| 1997 Marklin Modellbahn Treff
Mercedes Benz SSK Racing Car (#11050) |
| The
Modellbahn Treff Racing Car is a limited edition
version of the 1996 Mercedes Benz SSK Racer
(#1103). This stark black and white version was
not distributed through Marklin's dealer network
and was only available for purchase at Marklin's
first annual Modellbahn Treff (Model Railroad
Fest) held in Goeppingen, Germany in May 1997 |
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| 1997
Streamlined Sedan (#19031) |
Maerklin Photo |
The 1997
Streamlined Sedan is the most recent in a series
of replica clockwork tin-plate vehicles
manufactured by Marklin for sale via their MHI
dealer network. The 1997 replica was
changed to allow easy distinction from the
original model produced in the 1930s. Production
was limited to a one-time run in 1997. The
suggested retail price in the United States was
$627.
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