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Video: The Mercedes Uhlenhaut was the fastest car in the world

25th August 2020

Laura Thomson

We have welcomed a lot of the ‘fastest’ from throughout the ages at the Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, and this is one of them. The Mercedes Uhlenhaut 30...

And it’s about as valuable, too, with the road-legal 300 SLR racer one of just two that were ever built. The pair were originally among the nine 1955 W196 chassis – one of which Sir Stirling Moss was driving when he won the 1955 British International Tourist Trophy and that year’s Mille Miglia – before they were converted into SLR/SL hybrids. Thus, Mercedes had created the ‘fastest closed roof vehicle of its time’, with a maximum speed approaching 290km/h (180mph).

Originally intended to race in the Carrera Panamericana, they never saw track action as the event was cancelled due to safety concerns following the 1955 Le Mans disaster. When Mercedes withdrew from competitive motorsport at the end of the year, one went on to become the company car of its designer, the manufacturer’s motorsport chief Rudolf Uhlenhaut.

Watch and enjoy the iconic car slink and purr its way up the Goodwood hillclimb back in 2013.

Welcome to Goodwood Elevenses, a mid-morning helping of motoring-related amusement to help break up your day. Watch the last video: Watching a Focus WRC being hooned never gets old

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Video: The Mercedes Uhlenhaut was the fastest car in the world

Back in the 1950s the road-legal Uhlenhaut could crack 180mph…

25th August 2020

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Video: Onboard with Stirling Moss in the 300 SLR 722 – FOS 2015

The legend Sir Stirling Moss in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 722...

25th April 2020

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Mercedes confirms record 135million Uhlenaut Coupe sale

It’s the most expensive car ever, sold in a private auction…

20th May 2022

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Video: Sir Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson are reunited with Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR '722'

40 years after they obliterated Mille Miglia records...

13th April 2020

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The nine best Mercedes racing cars of all time

Our nine favourite Mercedes racing cars...

01st May 2020

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Video: Stirling Moss’s 722 Mercedes blasts through London

A farewell drive for the straight-eight powered Mille Miglia-winning 722…

07th December 2021

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Video: Stirling Moss leads incredible Mercedes 300 SLR parade

Remembering his greatest feat...

01st May 2020

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The wild and varied road cars of Sir Stirling Moss

From a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss to a Renault Twizy…

08th May 2020

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Thunderous Venom F5 rockets into Goodwood

Hennessey is back at Goodwood with the car that’s chasing 300mph…
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Video: Wild Mad Mike FOS helmet-cam

Jump onboard Mike’s tyre-killing four-rotor RX-7 drift run…
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Gallery: Sideways action between the trees

Kicking up dust in the Forest Rally Stage...

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Gallery: This is the Lotus Esprit rally car you didn’t know existed

You've seen the Lotus Esprit in movies, on the road and on the track, but what about a rally stage..?
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Video: Mad Mike returns to Goodwood with flame-spitting RX-7

Mad Mike’s rotary RX-7 makes clouds of smoke so big they’re featured on the weather forecast…
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Video: Onboard 300mph Hennessey Venom F5 at Goodwood with Alex Brundle

1,817PS in the wet sounds like is exactly as terrifying as you'd think...

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