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Mercedes 300 SLR W196S #722 S. Moss / D. Jenkinson Mille Miglia Winner 1955 Maisto 1:18

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Mercedes 300 SLR W196S #722 S. Moss / D. Jenkinson Mille Miglia Winner 1955 Maisto 1:18 536887 Diecast
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Maisto's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SLR reproduces car #722, the Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson entry that won the 1955 Mille Miglia outright. Race livery and open-cockpit prototype styling give this entry-tier piece a direct link to one of motorsport's most celebrated results.
Mercedes 300 SLR W196S #722 S. Moss / D. Jenkinson Mille Miglia Winner 1955 Maisto 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
536887
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About the Mercedes 300 SLR W196S #722 S. Moss / D. Jenkinson Mille Miglia Winner 1955 Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 300 SLR recreates car #722, driven by Stirling Moss with Denis Jenkinson navigating to outright victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia. Number 722 marked the car's start time of 7:22am, and this affordable diecast lets any collector own a piece of one of motorsport's most famous results.

Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson covered the entire thousand-mile Mille Miglia route at record pace in 1955, and their car's number told everyone watching exactly what time they had started. This diecast wears that number.

Maisto's Reproduction of the Winning 300 SLR

The 300 SLR's open cockpit, streamlined bodywork and long bonnet are reproduced clearly in Maisto's tooling, and the racing number 722 painted large on the bonnet and doors is the detail that matters most on any replica of this specific car. The diecast carries genuine weight, and where features open they reveal a simplified cockpit styled after the car's minimal racing equipment, since the real 300 SLR carried almost nothing beyond the essentials needed to finish a thousand-mile road race at speed. The silver-toned bodywork sits evenly across the panels, and the wire wheels and driving lamps mounted ahead of the grille, fitted specifically for night sections of the Mille Miglia, are picked out well enough to identify at a glance. Panel gaps and cockpit detail sit at the accessible end of the market, an honest trade-off for a price that puts this legendary subject within easy reach.

Moss, Jenkinson and the 1955 Mille Miglia

Stirling Moss drove the 1955 Mille Miglia with journalist and navigator Denis Jenkinson calling pace notes from a purpose-built roller map, an approach that let the pair maintain extraordinary speed across roads neither of them had memorised in advance. Their average speed over the roughly thousand-mile course remains one of the most celebrated performances in motorsport history, and the win helped cement both the 300 SLR's reputation and Mercedes-Benz's return to top-level competition after the Second World War. The number 722 referred simply to their 7:22am start time, a detail the racing world would remember long after the numbers on other cars were forgotten.

A Cornerstone for a Motorsport-Themed Collection

For a display built around motorsport history rather than road cars, this 300 SLR sits comfortably alongside other famous liveries from the same era, its story needing no further explanation once the number 722 is recognised. At an accessible diecast price, it works as an easy way to add a genuinely historic result to a shelf without the outlay a specialist resin replica of the same subject would demand.

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