1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
SKU# M-066
In 1955 Mercedes-Benz introduced its 300 SLR for the first time at the Mille Miglia. Among its strongest competitors were Ferrari, Maserati, and Aston Martin. Every minute a competing car got its starting clearance. Since 1949 the starting order had been decided by lot so that each starting number was a record of the starting time. The young-but-well-accomplished British race driver Stirling Moss, together with his co-pilot Denis Jenkinson (“Jenks”), received the starting number 722. It means that their exact starting time was 7:22 am. What an unforgettable race they presented that day!
Denis Jenkinson invented the so-called Roller-Map, a sort of “navigation system“ that would become a part of racing history. This Roller-Map was a six-meter paper roll with details of the track information collected during the training sessions. As a result, he was able to give his pilot very exact tips. Thanks to his driving skills, his will to win, and the reliability of his 300 SLR, Stirling Moss already took the lead in Rome. After 10 hours, 17 minutes and 48 seconds, the duo of Moss and Jenkinson crossed the finishing line to become the victors. They reached an unbelievable average speed of 157.65 km/h. An unparalleled record for a long time to come. J.M. Fangio, also driving a 300 SLR, finished 2nd to complete a sweet dual triumph of the Mercedes-Benz.
After a victory like this, all the ordeals that the drivers and the race car had to go through - the painful jolts from driving over countless kerbs and the hard landings after jumping with full throttle over cambers and rough roads – were forgotten. At the end of the race, the only braking left was from metal on metal, because the friction pad was completely used up. 
Our SLR is hand-mounted from more than 1,500 single parts. It is a precision model that incorporates well-documented historic details and authentic replication. Explore the realistic presentation of this great model, and you will feel somehow like Stirling Moss. By the way, Moss drove the whole race with the service panel removed to expedite maintenance work in the case of emergency. He simply could not bear to lose a single second unnecessarily. But if you do not feel capable of filling the shoes of this legendary race driver, then picture yourself as his co-pilot. You don’t even have to do without Denis Jenkinson’s roller-map, for we have a miniature version of that equipment added.
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- Three-spoke steering wheel
- The interior is outfitted in leather, and the seats are covered with textile fabric
- The swing-up driver’s door provides ease for entry
- Removable front and rear spare wheels in different sizes
- Spoked-wheels on aluminium rims. Each stainless-steel spoke is mounted with a single nipple
- The wheels can be removed by a three-winged central locking nut
- Authentic replication of the cockpit air ventilation, wind shield and rear view mirror
- Realistic presentation of the original dashboard with all its instruments and control elements
- Highly detailed 8-cylinder in-line-engine installed in angular position and complete with all pipes and cabeling
- The front-right engine hood fitted with a filigree grill for the cooler and engine air-inlet duct
- A tank-access flap is integrated in the driver’s headrest dome. The filler neck underneath is equipped with a removable tank cap made of stainless steel
Front wheel suspension with inside drum brakes Space-frame with tank, wheel suspension, console for the spare wheels and electric fuel pumps 
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