1950s Mercedes F1 Car Becomes Most Expensive Grand Prix Machine Sold At Auction, Second-Most Expensive Car Ever
History is priceless only if no one can afford it or it’s not for sale. The first publicly-available 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at auction on Saturday after spending decades in the hands of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
1954 Mercedes Race Car Sells For $53.9 Million At Auction
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Saturday, making it the most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold and the second most expensive car of all time. The only car to fetch more was a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, which sold for $143 million in 2022.
Mercedes streamliner sells for €51m, becoming most expensive F1 car ever auctioned
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Rare Mercedes F1 Car Sells For Record $53 Million At Auction
A Mercedes raced by Formula 1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car on Saturday, selling at auction for $53 million. The silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen -- one of only four in existence -- was sold by RM Sotheby's at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart,
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A Racing Legend: What Makes The $54 Million Mercedes Unique?
A piece of automotive history was recently made with the sale of a 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen for a record-breaking $54 million at auction. This iconic race car, renowned for its innovative design and groundbreaking performance,
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Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Breaks Record and Is Auctioned for $53.9 Million
The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Streamliner, a rare Formula 1 race car from 1955, was auctioned for $53.9 million, becoming the second most expensive car ever sold.
Stirling Moss’s 1955 Mercedes W196 R Fetches Record Amount at Auction
Mercedes W196 R Stromlinienwagen, once raced by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss, has sold for a record €51.15 million (£42.7 million) at auction. The sale, conducted by RM Sotheby’s at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart,
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1955 Mercedes F1 is worth a outstanding 8-figure fortune
An auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (Germany) broke a record for an F1 car. A Streamliner W196 driven by ...