Unbeaten: Moss and the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
Submitted by Rich Fowler on May 13, 2015
The 1955 Mille Miglia featured 992 miles (1597 km) of winding Italian roads. The epic road race was won by a 25 years old Sir Stirling Moss and co-driver Denis Jenkinson in just 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds at an incredible average speed 98.53 miles per hour (157.6 km/h).
That record, in the mighty Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, remains unbeaten. Moss sums it best “Even today, I think it is still a pretty impressive credential.”
In this clip by Petrolicious, Moss tells recalls his heroics.
