Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W 196 S) Racing Sports Car, 1955, Starting Number “722”, 1:87

At the 1955 Mille Miglia, Stirling Moss and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson (starting number 722) came in first with the average speed, unequalled to this day, of 157.65 km/h. The track record of this sports car remains unique: The W 196 S won every single race the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR entered and finished.

 With the 300 SLR (W 196 S) Mercedes-Benz won the Sports Car World Championship in 1955. The vehicle is basically a Type W 196 R Formula One racing car with a two-seater sports car body. The main technical difference is to be found in the engine: the racing sports car, not being bound by the Formula One regulations limiting the engine’s displacement, is powered by a three-litre version of the eight cylinder in-line engine and features cylinder blocks made, not from steel, but from light-alloy. Apart from this, the 300 SLR was not powered by special methanol-based racing fuel but by premium petrol.

 Its output, 222 kW (302 hp) and its unexcelled fatigue strength and reliability made the 300 SLR far superior to its competitors of 1955, a fact it went on to prove with its double victory at the Mille Miglia and wins in the Eifel race, the Swedish Grand Prix and the Targa Florio (Sicily). 

 The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W 196 S) Racing Sports Car with the starting number 722 is now available as a miniature model for your personal collection and is stunning in its intricacy.

Product details:

• Color: Silver
• Scale: 1:87
• Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W 196 S) Racing Sports Car
• Starting Number “722”