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March 701 chassis numbers go up to 11, but there were actually twelve, as there were two cars numbered 701/1!
701/1 Works car. A
second tub with this number was built mid-season
701/2 Sold to Tyrrell
701/3 STP team car - written off in Austria
701/4 Sold to Tyrrell
701/5 Works car
701/6 Works car? Later sold to Frank Williams
701/7 Sold to Tyrrell
701/8 Sold to Colin Crabbe
701/9 Sold to Hubert Hahne
701/10 Sold to John Love
701/11 Sold to Mordaunt/Guthrie
And Mercedes? Well, the chassis numbers do go up to 15 but according to Sheldon's book numbers 1 and 11 were never raced. 2 to 8 inclusive were all raced in 1954 and in 1955 every chassis except 1, 7 and 11 was raced at least once! So, theoretically, M-B had anything up to twelve cars ready to race in 1955. Wow!!
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