$52 Million 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Now Second Most Expensive Car Ever Sold
Collectors are crazy, and when a car pops up that no one else has ever owned in a private collection it attracts the heavy hitters. We’ve already seen it play out with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe that fetched USD$143,
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.
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 sells for record US$53mil
BERLIN : The 1954 Mercedes W196 Streamliner driven by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss was sold for a record US$53 million at auction 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.
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R fetches staggering R989m at auction
Built for the 1954 and 1955 Formula One season, the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R is one of only four ‘Streamliner’ versions still in existence.
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
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.
Mercedes 1955 'streamliner' set to smash F1 record at auction
A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 could become the most expensive grand prix car of all time at an auction in Stuttgart on Saturday.
This 1954 Mercedes Race Car Is Now the Second Most Expensive Vehicle Ever Sold at Auction
The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen became the second most expensive auction car of all time after selling for $53 million this past weekend.
This Classic Mercedes Race Car Sold for $53 Million
That number makes it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, beaten only by another 1950s Mercedes racer sold for an absurd $143 million in 2022. RM Sotheby's, the auction house that hosted this sale,
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