In 1960, Walter Schock and Rudolf Moll won the European Rally Championship at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz. With their Mercedes-Benz 220 SE touring car they were the first German team to claim the victory at the XXIX Monte Carlo Rally between 18 and 24 January 1960.
In 1960, Walter Schock and Rolf Moll won the European Rally Championship for the second time after 1956 at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Tail Fin Saloon. The title marked the climax of this era from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, in which the Stuttgart-based brand’s close-to-series-production touring cars claimed numerous victories at international rallies and road races.
Amongst other victories, Schock and Moll took the first ever German overall victory at the legendary Monte Carlo Rally in 1960. Prior to their success with the “Tail Fin”, Schock and Moll were also successful at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing”, e.g. at the 1956 Sestriere Rally in Italy. Following their second European Championship, Schock and Moll also claimed the title at the gruelling 1961 Gran Premio Argentina road race.
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