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75 SLRs that 12 years ago celebrated Moss
The 300 SLR Moss Edition is a Mercedes inspired by the glories of the '50s and was presented in homage to Stirling Moss in 2008. It had no roof or windshield, and just 75 were produced.
The idea of a Mercedes inspired by the glories of the ’50s originally came to light in 2003 with the first SRL which of course was presented in Brescia during the start of the 2004 Mille Miglia. But the truly evocative series of the 300 SLR with which Moss and Jenkinson won the 1955 Mille Miglia and set the all-time record, is the one presented in homage to the recently deceased English racing driver in 2008.
Just like the historical reference model it was inspired by, the SLR Stirling Moss also has very high side sills
The approach was truly an extreme one: no roof and not even a windscreen for that matter: driving it with a helmet was practically mandatory. Just 75 were produced, each one sold with a very particular formula: in addition to the not exactly low price tag of €750,000, potential buyers also had to demonstrate that they already owned one of the 150 SRL McLaren editions produced. We are talking about the years in which Mercedes engines were used by the McLaren F1 team and the marriage also lead to additional turnover of this nature. Not bad at all!
