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Chassis:
The third of four new 300 SLRs built by Mercedes-Benz for the start of the 1955 season, this chassis was first used for testing at Hockenheim before making competition debut at the Mille Miglia. Karl Kling drove the car solo but retired after completing 900 km. Towards the end of the season, it was used by Juan-Manuel Fangio and Kling in the Tourist Trophy and the Targa Florio, finishing second behind a sister car on both occasions. Following its contemporary racing career, it was reportedly presented to former team-manager Alfred Neubauer along with two pre-War Grand Prix cars as a retirement gift. Neubauer then donated the cars to the Schlumpf Collection and to this day they can be admired in the Musée National de l'Automobile. According to Mercedes-Benz, the company strictly speaking still owns the car but has lost control over it as they did with chassis 3.
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