CMC M-066 — Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W196S) 1955, Stirling Moss #722, Mille Miglia winner

• Material: Die-cast metal, hand-assembled
• Manufacturer: CMC Classic Model Cars, Germany
• Scale: 1:18
• Item no.: M-066
• Parts: More than 1,500 individual parts
• Limited edition: No
• Production status: Retired — no longer available from CMC

• Hand-assembled precision metal model of more than 1,500 parts
• True-to-scale body in the Mille Miglia racing version
• Accurate metal replica of the space frame
• Double headrest dome folds up as one unit for access to the spare wheels
• Integrated fuel filler in the driver's headrest dome, with removable stainless-steel cap
• Opening engine hood with functional metal prop rod
• Highly detailed 8-cylinder in-line engine in its angled installation position, complete with all ancillaries, pipes and cabling
• Spoke wheels with aluminium rims; every stainless-steel spoke fitted with its own nipple
• Wheels removable via three-eared central locking nuts (handed to each side of the car)
• Removable front and rear spare wheels in the two different wheel sizes
• Finely crafted cockpit with textile seat covering and leather interior
• Authentic dashboard with all instruments and controls
• Stainless-steel side exhaust pipes
• Front and rear suspension replicated with working spring travel
• Premium paintwork with race numbers "722" applied by tampon printing
• Three-spoke steering wheel as used by Stirling Moss in the race
• Right-hand engine service panel left open as in the race; panel supplied, attaches magnetically

• Model · NM (Near Mint). New and unused. Bought new from a Swiss dealer in June 2026 and never displayed — removed from its packaging only for photography. Graded conservatively as Near Mint: no paint chips, scratches or blemishes, decals and plated parts perfect, no missing or loose parts, and no damage of any kind.
• Box · NMB (Near Mint Box). Original CMC packaging, complete: outer box and foam inserts. Structurally sound and has protected the model fully; only minor shelf wear, which is why it is graded just below Mint.

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W196S) was a two-seat sports racer built on the W196 Formula One car: a tubular spaceframe clothed in magnesium-alloy panels, powered by the 3.0-litre M196 straight-eight with desmodromic valve actuation.

On 1 May 1955 Stirling Moss and navigator Denis Jenkinson covered the 1,597 km Brescia–Rome–Brescia course in 10 hours 7 minutes 48 seconds, averaging 157.65 km/h — the fastest Mille Miglia ever run, and a record never beaten. Their start time gave the car its number, #722. Jenkinson navigated from a roller-scroll of hand-made pace notes, an innovation that effectively invented modern rally navigation. Moss and Jenkinson finished ahead of their team-mate Juan Manuel Fangio. The 300 SLR went on to win the 1955 World Sportscar Championship before Mercedes-Benz withdrew from racing at the end of the season.

• Engine: 8-cylinder in-line, installed at 33° tilted to the right
• Bore x stroke: 78 x 78 mm
• Displacement: 2,982 cc
• Power: 228 kW / 310 hp at 7,500 rpm
• Top speed: Approx. 300 km/h
• Valve control: Desmodromic (positively controlled valves)
• Fuel system: Direct fuel injection
• Length: 4,315 mm
• Wheelbase: 2,370 mm
• Track front / rear: 1,330 / 1,380 mm
• Suspension: Wishbones front, single-joint swing axle rear
• Unladen weight: 880 kg
• Built: 1955