I've always been hum drum about the SLR's styling. Never loved it - more or less tolerated it. Thought it could have been so much more.

Apparently, beyond the standard SLR and the special ed. 722 model, there was another model. The Sterling Moss Roadster. I knew nothing about this car until Kanye West images hit my feed today.

My god, this is gorgeous! Why didn't MB do this at the outset - or at least extend the range and do a hardtop model (not a big fan of roadsters).

Or even better, this should have been the styling model for the new SLS.

It's not as if MB/Mclaren had an trouble filling orders for the SLR but this would have put it on the pedestal as one of the best designs in the last decade in my opinion.

 
Nice wheels: Kanye West and a friend made their way to the annual amfAR dinner and auction today in a Mercedes concept car worth over img height=

 
Behind the wheel: Kanye's img height=

 

Kanye West Mercedes Benz Concept Car 3 Kanye West Rolls In A Mercedes Benz SLR Stirling Moss

Kanye West Mercedes Benz Concept Car back Kanye West Rolls In A Mercedes Benz SLR Stirling Moss