The Mille Miglia wasn’t always a celebrity parade through Italy in expensive cars—it used to be an actual race.
Continuing with the Mille Miglia theme for the week, here’s Stirling Moss piloting the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR in the 1955 Mille Miglia. Moss set a course record on his way to victory in what is still considered to be one of the greatest drives ever.
Photo by Mercedes-Benz