Sir Stirling Moss, the legendary driver who competed in the Mille Miglia in a Mercedes-Benz SLR in 1955, has spoke about the qualities of the legendary vehicle.

While achieving great success in Formula One, Sir Stirling Moss is well known for winning the Mille Miglia Italian endurance race in a Mercedes-Benz.

He visited Cars International’s ‘Mille Miglia - then and now’ event in London to remember his triumph and promote the event.

Speaking to Crash.net Radio, he also praised the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing which he has used in several promotional events.

He said the car is quite different to the model he used but described them as "fantastic".

"I am glad to say the SLR, which I raced of course, was really a fantastic car - really incredible," he said.

The Mille Miglia (thousand miles) race was an open-road race that took place in Italy from 1927 to 1957.

This year it will be recreated and takes place from May 15th to 17th.

Courtesy: Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd.

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