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 car ever sold at public auction.
$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.
1950s Mercedes F1 Car Becomes Most Expensive Grand Prix Machine Sold At Auction, Second-Most Expensive Car Ever
Watch The World’s Most Expensive Grand Prix Car Sell at Auction The Mercedes-Benz W196 R was the dominant car that won two F1 world championships during the German automaker’s brief two-year stint in the mid-1950s.
This 1954 Mercedes Race Car Is Now the Second Most Expensive Vehicle Ever Sold at Auction
The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen became the second most expensive auction car of all time after selling for $53 million this past weekend.
1954 Mercedes-Benz Racer Sells For $53 Million, Second Most Ever At Auction
In 2024, the auction house RM Sotheby’s and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum partnered to sell some of the most valuable vehicles in the track’s collection. The models included the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM that won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans and the magnesium-bodied 1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP-64.
$54M Mercedes W 196 R Is One Of The Most Expensive Cars Ever Sold
At a special RM Sotheby’s auction held at the Mercedes Benz museum on Saturday, an incredibly rare W 196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for €51,2 million, which at the time equated t
1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 grand prix car nets $54M at auction
A Mercedes-Benz W196 piloted by Fangio and Moss just fetched the highest known price paid for a grand prix car at auction.
Iconic 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Sells for $54M, Making It World’s Most Expensive Grand Prix Car
The most valuable Grand Prix vehicle ever sold was piloted by two motorsports legends: Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss.
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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