Collectors’ Corner

A key supplies the power, but the gear lever decides what happens next. Schuco’s Girato 4000 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE lets its driver select forward motion, reverse or neutral, rather than simply releasing a wound-up car across the floor. The little convertible also has steering and a handbrake. Its doors open and the front seat backs fold forward: controls and fittings to try before the next run. The box calls it…