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A RARE car modelled on the motor Stirling Moss raced in more than 65 years ago is set to sell for £3.5million.

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is based on the SLR300 Brit F1 ace Moss took the chequered flag with in the 1955 Mille Miglia, Italy.

A rare car modelled on the motor Stirling Moss raced is set to sell for £3.5million
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A rare car modelled on the motor Stirling Moss raced is set to sell for £3.5millionCredit: Jam Press/Courtesy of RM Sotheby
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is based on the SLR300 Brit F1 ace Moss took the chequered flag
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The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is based on the SLR300 Brit F1 ace Moss took the chequered flagCredit: Colin Smith Photography
Stirling Moss is considered one of the UK's greatest Formula One drivers
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Stirling Moss is considered one of the UK's greatest Formula One driversCredit: PA

Only 75 exist and the online auction by Sotheby’s ends on February 8.

Stirling Moss is considered one of the UK's greatest Formula One drivers.

The racing ace was often described as "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship".

Moss passed away in April 2020, aged 90.

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Last October, a bubble car restored by the late Moss was up for sale.

The F1 racing great taught son Elliot, now 42, to drive in the 1957 BMW Isetta 600, which he rebuilt in the 1990s.

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