29th
November
2007
Moss’s Marvellous Mille Miglia Mercedes (How Many ‘M’s in That!)
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Today we received a sample of CMC’s 1:18 Mercedes 300 SLR that Stirling Moss campaigned to perhaps his most famous victory, in the 1955 Mille Miglia, and it is a real stunner (CMC066).
It is made up of over 1500 separate components, and underneath the bonnet the engine detail is incredible. The tail lifts up to reveal a spare front and rear wheel in the back, and you can even undo the spinners to remove the wheels themselves. My favourite feature has to be the 1:18 roller map contraption that Moss’s co-driver Denis Jenkinson used to guide him through the event! Fingers crossed we will see this just in time for Christmas.
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