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Mercedes-Benz SL Mille Miglia 417 Limited Edition Unveiled

Mercedes-Benz will officially pull the covers from its latest limited-edition model at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, based on the SL roadster. Dubbed SL Mille Miglia 417, the new special celebrates the 60th anniversary of Benz’s &ldq


Mercedes-Benz will officially pull the covers from its latest limited-edition model at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, based on the SL roadster.

Dubbed SL Mille Miglia 417, the new special celebrates the 60th anniversary of Benz’s “unexpected” victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia endurance race in Italy.

On that occasion it was a 300 SL that won the production sports car class and finished fifth overall, and Mercedes has sought to capture some of the spirit from the 1955 racer in this current generation SL.

The “417” reference reflects the racing number worn by the 300 SL, which started the race at 4:17 AM and took 11h29m21s to complete the 1597km race distance from Brescia to Rome and back with American John Fitch at the wheel, assisted by co-driver Kurt Gessl.

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