Photos of Chassis 0004/55

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Mille MigliaXXII Mille Miglia, Coppa Franco Mazzotti1.5.1955
722722 - Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Daimler Benz AGMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS+2.0
Daimler Benz AG (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Stirling Moss (GB)/Denis Jenkinson (GB)Result: winner
Grid:
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 02/05/2018Photo by courtesy of: Mercedes-Benz Archiv and Cesare Iacobelli
Le Mans 24 HoursLes 24 Heures du Mans12.6.1955
2121 - Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Daimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS3.0
Daimler-Benz AG (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Karl Kling (D)/André Simon (F)
listed, never drove: Rudolf Uhlenhaut (D), Hans Herrmann (D), Juan Manuel Fangio (RA), John Fitch (USA), Pierre Levegh (F)		Result: did not finish (Withdrawn)
Grid:
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 07/11/2022Photo by courtesy of: Jelle ter Veer
GP SverigeGrand Prix Routier de Suéde7.8.1955
22 - Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Daimler-BenzMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S; no:62/55? L8 2982 cc N/AS
Daimler-Benz (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Stirling Moss (GB)Result: 2nd
Grid: 1st
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 18/02/2024Photo by courtesy of: National Archives of Norway (CC-BY-4.0)
Tourist TrophyTourist Trophy18.9.1955
1010 - Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Daimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS3.0
Daimler-Benz AG (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Stirling Moss (GB)/John Fitch (USA)
DNS: Juan Manuel Fangio (RA); listed, never drove: André Simon (F), Wolfgang von Trips (D), Karl Kling (D)		Result: winner
Grid: (4:48.0000)
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 04/07/2015Photo by courtesy of: Tim Summers