$52 Million 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Now Second Most Expensive Car Ever Sold
Collectors are crazy, and when a car pops up that no one else has ever owned in a private collection it attracts the heavy hitters. We’ve already seen it play
This Lightning-Fast 1954 Mercedes-Benz Just Became the World’s Second-Priciest Car
RM Sotheby's sold a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen for $52.6 million, second only to a $142 million car the house sold in 2022.
The Mercedes Set To Be The Most Expensive Formula 1 Car Ever
A Mercedes raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss could become the most expensive Grand Prix car at an auction this weekend.
Most expensive F1 car sold at auction? 1954 Mercedes streamliner could exceed $52m
The Mercedes once driven by Formula One greats Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss 70 years ago will be auctioned this weekend
$54m Mercedes W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Is The Most Expensive Grand Prix Car To Sell At Auction
A $2.72 million sticker price puts the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar out of reach of all but the wealthiest car enthusiasts, but one Mercedes collector could have had 20 of them for the money he paid for a classic Benz racer last weekend.
Mercedes 1955 'streamliner' set to smash F1 record at auction
A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 could become the most expensive grand prix car of all time at an auction in Stuttgart on Saturday.
This Mercedes Racer Is the Second-Most Expensive Car to Ever Sell at Auction
Today, 71 years later, Mercedes has another 1-2 win, but in a different battle—it can now claim that it has the two most expensive cars to ever sell at auction. A rare Stromlinienwagen, chassis no. 00009/54,
$53M Mercedes-Benz W196 R Is the Second-Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction
A one-car auction took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the weekend, and the car in question—a W196 R Stromlinienwagen from 1954—sold for €51,155,000 ($53,017,370). That makes it the most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold at auction,
Mercedes Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Auctions For Nearly $54 Million
It’s not often an auction house will run a standalone event for one car, but the 1954 Mercedes Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen or Silver Arrow is far from just any ride. The classic Formula One racecar is historically super important,
Mercedes' 1955 F1 car sells for record $53m at auction
A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix ...
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Meet The World's New Second Most Expensive Car Ever
Another Ferrari 250 GTO now sits below the W 196 R Stromlinienwagen in the list of the most expensive cars in the world. It ...
Historic Mercedes car driven by Moss and Fangio sells for record fee
A Mercedes car raced by Sir Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio set a record for a grand prix car, selling at auction for ...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum auctions off 'most valuable Grand Prix car ever' for over $53 million
In addition to being the most valuable Grand Prix car ever, this 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R is also the second-most valuable ...
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Legendary Mercedes driven by five-time F1 champion sold for £42.7MILLION – more than double previous record
AN ICONIC Mercedes Formula One car has made history by doubling the record for the most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold.
Sir Stirling Moss’s Mercedes is sold at auction for a record £43m
Classic 1955 car, which was raced by Briton and fellow F1 great Juan Manuel Fangio, attracts landmark bid at Sotheby’s event ...