Kling’s 300SLR shortly after his crash. Photo by John Bradshaw courtesy Dale LaFollette.
Story by Pete Vack
From the VeloceToday Archives, October 2017
Before the 1955 Mille Miglia, Enzo Ferrari was worried about the entry of the Mercedes-Benz 300SLRs so he opted to install a 4.4 liter engine in place of the regular 3.7 liter six into a lengthened Monza chassis.
Which was fine, except that he didn’t tell anyone, even the drivers.