Mercedes streamliner sells for €51m, becoming most expensive F1 car ever auctioned
A Mercedes W196 R streamliner F1 car raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss has become the most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold at auction
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.
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.
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.
Rare 1954 Mercedes-Benz Race Car Shatters Records with $54M Sale
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is selling a selection of rare cars to raise funds for renovations, and it won't have any trouble generating cash, as its 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Monza Streamliner just sold for nearly $54 million courtesy of RM Sotheby's.
This Classic Mercedes Race Car Sold for $53 Million
That number makes it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, beaten only by another 1950s Mercedes racer sold for an absurd $143 million in 2022. RM Sotheby's, the auction house that hosted this sale,
$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
Fangio's Mercedes 1954 F1 car sold for record $53 mln at auction
F1 car sold for record $53 mln at auction The 1954 Mercedes W196 Streamliner driven by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss was sold for a record $53 million (51.155mln euros) at auction in Stuttgart.
Ferrari 250 LM That Won Le Mans Sells for $36.3M
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Ferrari that won 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans sells for $36M
Just such a car was sold at an RM Sotheby's auction in Paris on Wednesday—a Ferrari 250 LM that won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans. The final bid was 31 million euros (approximately $32 million), and ...
Sir Stirling Moss’s 1954 Le Mans Jaguar D-Type latest classic up for auction
Another of Sir Stirling Moss’s old cars, this time a Jaguar D-Type which the British legend raced at the 1954 24 Hours of Le ...
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 ...
Mercedes 'streamliner' fetches record 51 million euros 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 ...
Sir Stirling Moss’s Mercedes is sold at auction for a record £43m
Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss has sold at auction for €51.15 million (£42.7 ...
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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 ...