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$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,
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.
1954 Mercedes-Benz Racer Sells For $53 Million, Second Most Ever At Auction
RM Sotheby’s held a standalone, single-vehicle auction to sell the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. The hammer fell at $53,017,370 (€51,155,000), making this the second-most expensive car ever to cross the auction block at a public sale.
This is the *second* most expensive car sold at auction: the £42.6m Merc W196 R
In 2022, an old Mercedes-Benz W196 ‘Uhlenhaut’ Coupe set the world record for the most expensive car ever sold at auction. That went for a cool £115m. Nine years prior, in 2013 an old Mercedes-Benz W196 went for a bargain £24m.
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.
1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 grand prix car nets $53M 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.
Unbelievable! This 1954 Mercedes-Benz just sold for ₹456 crore
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen has set a new record as the world's most expensive Formula 1 car ever auctioned. The vehicle was sold for a staggering €51 million (approximately ₹456 crore) at an auction held by RM Sotheby at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany on February 1, 2025.
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
Fangio's Mercedes 1954 F1 car sold for record $53m at auction
The sale makes the W196 Streamliner the most expensive Formula One car ever sold, doubling the previous record
$52 Million 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Now Second Most Expensive Car Ever Sold
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$54 Million Milestone: Examining the Record-Setting 1955 Mercedes
A new auction record has been set. A 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 R sold for over $50 million. Yes, you read that right.
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.