Classic Mercedes 300 SL crashes head-on during Mille Miglia

Posted on 18-05-2014 at 12:33 by sir_smokalot – 19 Comments”

During the Mille Miglia was an expensive 300 SL Gullwing yesterday head-knowledge with a BMW 1 Series. This was the result.

In the past the Mille Miglia a rally where the thousands of miles in one session were passed between the other traffic on the Italian roads. Stirling Moss took in 1955, an average of nearly 160 per hour in his Mercedes 300 SLR.

Today, participants will have the something quieter, because the event is spread over several days. That does not mean, however, that the often expensive classics be respected, also the current riders know, whether or not afflicted with competitiedrang, accelerator.

Yesterday went on a narrow two-lane road, just north of Rome, very wrong for Alexander and Konstantin Sixt, the German directors of a participating 300 SL from 1956. For reasons still unknown became their classic and a BMW 1 Series each others left side with a big damage. Luckily all the occupants well, they were only slightly wounded.

A few of the participants in the Mille Miglia of this year, including the Jaguar Ian Callum and Jay Leno, you will find on autojunk.

Thanks to Camiel for the tip!