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.
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.
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,
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
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
Mercedes F1 Car Breaks Record With Insane $53 Million Sale
The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen has set a new record, selling for $53,917,370 at a recent auction, making it the most expensive Grand Prix racing car
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 1954 Mercedes Benz Is The Most Expensive Grand Prix Car Ever Sold
There’s more than one reason why this 1954 Mercedes Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen is the most valuable Grand Prix car ever sold. Not only was it the first Streamliner-bodied W 196 R ever offered for private ownership,
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.
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.
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.
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A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula 1 greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car on Saturday, selling at auction for €51.2 million ($53m).
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