1950s Mercedes F1 Car Becomes Most Expensive Grand Prix Machine Sold At Auction, Second-Most Expensive Car Ever
History is priceless only if no one can afford it or it’s not for sale. The first publicly-available 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at auction on Saturday after spending decades in the hands of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
With $96.2 Million, Mercedes Have the Top 3 Most Expensive F1 Cars Auctioned
Besides the 1954 and 2013 Mercedes F1 cars, the Silver Arrows have another record-breaking car auctioned at over $50 million
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,
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
Legendary F1 car sells for £42.6m as world record shattered in eye-watering auction
The world record for the most expensive F1 car ever auctioned has been shattered by the 00009/54 chassis of Juan Manuel Fangio’s title-winning Mercedes W196 machine, which took to the track during the 1954 and 1955 seasons.
$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.
Iconic Mercedes smashes F1 auction record with €51m sale
The record for the most expensive F1 car sold at auction has been comprehensively beaten, with a title-winning Mercedes under the hammer.
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.
1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Sells For $53.9 Million At Sotheby’s
The car stood out with its two body styles - a traditional open-wheel design and a streamlined, closed-wheel version.
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.
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 ...
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1955 Mercedes F1 is worth a outstanding 8-figure fortune
An auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (Germany) broke a record for an F1 car. A Streamliner W196 driven by ...