Silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold at Stuttgart auction for highest amount ever made by a grand prix car
A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car on Saturday, selling at auction for €51.155m (£42.7m).
The sleek, silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen, one of only four complete examples in existence, was sold by RM Sotheby’s at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, Germany, on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/02/mercedes-grand-prix-car-silver-w196-r-stromlinienwagen-stirling-moss-record-auction
Author : Reuters in Stuttgart
Publish date : 2025-02-02 12:38:00
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