The six-round 1955 World Sportscar Championship comprised endurance events in Argentina, the USA, France, Great Britain and a brace of Italian road races. Mercedes were to participate from…
Read MoreFollowing a 13 year absence, Mercedes-Benz returned to motor racing in 1952 with the W194 300 SL. A three-litre straight six-powered Sports Prototype, the W194 proved an enormous success…
Read MoreFarewell to a legend: “The Last Blast” follows the unparalleled drive of the famous Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “722” in a London tribute to Sir Stirling Moss.
Read MoreOn May 5th 2022, RM Sotheby’s sold a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupe for $143m at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany. The astonishing price caused shock waves in the collector car…
Read MoreOf the seven 300 SLRs originally built with Spider bodywork, chassis 0002/55 was the only example never to be raced. Instead, it served principally as Mercedes’ development mule.
Read MoreChassis 0008/55 was the last of eight 300 SLRs built and one of only two configured as Coupes. The SLR Coupe was initially conceived for long distance road races where it was thought a fixed…
Read MoreIn the midst of an epic Ferrari v Jaguar battle for Sports car racing supremacy, Mercedes-Benz swept in with a machine that is regarded among the greatest ever: the 300 SLR. Thanks to an…
Read MoreAfter chassis 0004 (which won the 1955 Mille Miglia, Dundrod Tourist Trophy and Targa Florio), chassis 0003 was the most successful of Mercedes’ all-conquering SLR racing cars. It first…
Read MoreChassis 0005/55 was one of eight 300 SLRs built. Its first competition appearance came on the SLR’s debut event which was round three of the 1955 World Sportscar Championship: the Mille…
Read MoreChassis 0007/55 was one of nine 300 SLRs assembled by Mercedes-Benz for the 1955 season. It debuted at that year’s Le Mans 24 Hours where Mercedes created a sensation by adding an air brake…
Read MoreChassis 0004 was the most extensively campaigned 300 SLR. It appeared in all six races attended by the model in 1955 and won on three occasions. The car’s first competitive appearance was at…
Read MoreChassis 0001/54 was the first of nine 300 SLRs completed by Mercedes-Benz for their attack on the 1955 World Sportscar Championship. Constructed in the latter part of 1954, it initially served as the…
Read MoreChassis 0006/55 was one of nine 300 SLRs constructed. Four were present for the model’s competition debut on the 1955 Mille Miglia where 06 was allocated to Hans Herrmann and Hermann…
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