US Edition1950s Mercedes F1 Car Becomes Most Expensive Grand Prix Machine Sold At Auction, Second-Most Expensive Car Ever
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Mexico City.- The Silver Arrows have the most valuable and expensive fireball in the history of Formula One. This weekend, the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen was sold at $52.5 million -47.7 million base dollars without counting the purchase premium- to an anonymous customer. Its innovative design with Streamliner bodywork, which is closed and more sporty style, as well as adapting the distance and location of the axes to improve the…
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. The streamlined Mercedes became the most valuable…Read more...
The most expensive racing car of all time is called the Mercedes W 196 R, was built in 1954 and auctioned in 2025 for more than 46 million euros. This does not make it the most expensive car in the world.
1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Sells For $53.9M
Historic Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow Shatters Records: 1954 W 196 R Sells for $53.9 Million In a stunning display of automotive history and collector enthusiasm, a legendary 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen has just become the most valuable Grand Prix racing car ever sold at auction. The historic sale, which took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, saw the iconic Silver Arrow fetch an incredible $53,917,370, cementing its p…
The GP Mercedes was sold for a historic price.
With $96.2 Million, Mercedes Have the Top 3 Most Expensive F1 Cars Auctioned
Historic Mercedes F1 cars have developed a high tendency to be sold for exorbitant amounts at car auctions. The German brand has gotten another one of its automotive masterpieces that fetched an eye-watering price at RM Sotheby’s auction. This time it was the Mercedes W196R ‘Streamliner’, which has become the most expensive Grand Prix car auctioned ever. The W196R Streamliner, which was driven by five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio, went…
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