with just 27miles on clock

Mercedes named after F1 icon to sell for £3.2m

Rare

A Mercedes named after an F1 icon with just 27 miles on the clock is tipped to sell for an astonishing £3.2million.

The rarest and final variant of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is one of only 75 units ever made.

The barely driven speedster was built as a limited edition McLaren in tribute to British racing legend Stirling Moss' astonishing 1955 Mille Miglia triumph.

The late racing driver won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several different motorsports competitions.

The vehicle is finished in the metallic shade of crystal antimony grey with red, black and anthracite leather interiors.

It features a carbon fibre monocoque powered by a 5.4-litre supercharged V-8 rated at 641 horsepower mated to a five-speed automatic transmission.

The car is in "virtually-as-new condition" and comes with its original owner's guides.