Mercedes-Benz has been giving its 300 SLR “722” the royal treatment over the last year, showing it around the world and in England, specifically, to celebrate the life of the man who drove it to one of its greatest victories.

In 1955, Sir Stirling Moss drove the car to victory at the Mille Miglia completing the route in just a little over 10 hours, a record that has never been beaten. To honor the legacy of the man who sadly passed away in 2020, Mercedes saw fit to shoot a short film of their team taking the car for one last blast before it returns home to the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

The film marks the first time the car has ever been driven in London, where Moss lived for more than 60 years, and ends at his home, where his son, Elliot is present to see the car arrive at 7:22 AM. The timing is a nod to Moss’s start time at the Mille Miglia, which gave the car its famed racing number.

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The film, in fact, is loaded with references to the history of the car and its driver as it motors past Stirling Moss’ personal 300 SL Gullwing, with which he drove to Italy to start the race in 1955. One of the police motorcycles also features a bumper sticker that says “Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?”, a reference to the legendary incident in which a police officer asked Moss that very question after a particularly enthusiastic passing maneuver in London.

Not only was the car celebrating its last blast, though, but so was its driver, Gert Straub, who works at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center. The fourth generation of his family to work at Mercedes, he drove the car on his very last day working for the company before celebrating his retirement.

“At the beginning, I was a little bit nervous because there’s always pressure on the driver. But now, after we are finished, it’s a fantastic feeling,” said Straub. “It’s a race car designed to be on a race track, full speed, and not designed for stop-and-go traffic in town but the police did a perfect job. They guided me through town and it was comfortable for me.”

A fitting farewell, then, for the car that turned Stirling Moss from boy wonder to “Mr. Motorsports.”

Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum
Mercedes Takes Stirling Moss’ 300 SLR For One Last Drive Before Parking It In Its Museum