Mclaren SLR Stirling Moss

Saw it near Victoria station on Wednesday, had to google it as I had no idea what is was just saw the Mercedes badge.

So this is what one looks like

 

And that was def Stirling himself?

I don't think he lives too far away from that area. Somewhere Victoria-ish, though I imagine that's well tucked away!

 

I think the car is called the stirling moss

 

Ah, thanks

 

Yeah, the driver was a bit younger then Stirling

It was also raining & it doesn't have a roof

 

its a pile of ****!!

stirling moss?? WTF

 

What an ugly thing

 

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Stirling Moss and Mercedes have long-standing ties.

This is the swansong of the McMerc SLR, and a tribute to him.

The styling was `influenced` by his 1955 Mille Miglia winning 300 SLR;



The `722` numbering in that car was to signify his start time of the race (07.22), with each other car being numbered similarly.

Another McMerc tribute to him is the SLR 722 GT racer;





So while the link may appear tenuous to the less informed, Mercedes actually still hold him great asteem, for what is surely the most outstanding piece of driving ever. Almost certainly never to be bettered...

See this link for the full story; 1955 Mille Miglia

 

The thing just looked a bit like the batmobile