Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss: a very expensive supercar put up for auction by Sotheby's (16 photos)

Legendary racing driver Stirling Moss is no longer with us, but a limited edition supercar named after him, is still of great value, and soon one happy enthusiast can become its owner.





At the RM Sotheby's auction in Paris in early February, there will be put up for auction one of the most remarkable examples of the famous supercar Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. This is a speedster built in honor of driver Stirling Moss's 1955 Mille Miglia victories: total only 75 supercars were made. In addition, this instance has a 2010 year purely symbolic mileage. Therefore, they expect to bail out for him from 3 to 4 million euros, which will make the car the champion among supercars of this model.



Speedster dedicated to Stirling Moss, Mercedes-Benz and McLaren alliance completed the production of the SLR supercar. This modification was considered the most extreme not only in the family, but also among all road Mercedes-Benz of that time.





The main difference between this model and other SLRs was the complete the absence of both a roof and a windshield: their conditional replacement two helmets attached to each car were counted. At the same time, the speedster equipped with the same engine that was installed on the SLR McLaren 722 - this is a 5.5-liter V8 with 650 hp. Thanks to the lightweight carbon fiber body fully open supercar is able to reach 100 km / h in 3.5 seconds at a top speed of 350 km/h.



Starting price for Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss is 750 thousand euros, and only those who already had a standard SLR. This copy was purchased as an item collecting: it is put up for sale for the first time, and since 2010 traveled less than 150 kilometers.