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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.

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This Lightning-Fast 1954 Mercedes-Benz Just Became the World’s Second-Priciest Car

RM Sotheby's sold a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen for $52.6 million, second only to a $142 million car the house sold in 2022.

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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.

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$54M Mercedes W 196 R Is One Of The Most Expensive Cars Ever Sold

At a special RM Sotheby’s auction held at the Mercedes Benz museum on Saturday, an incredibly rare W 196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for €51,2 million, which at the time equated t

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Meet The World's New Second Most Expensive Car Ever

But if you're truly looking for the most expensive cars with the three-pointed star emblem, you'll have to turn your ...

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29 January 1886: Karl and Bertha Benz patent the motor car

On this day in 1886 Karl Benz patented the first internal combustion engine on a motor car. The engine had been in development throughout 1885, and the first ever motor car was available for ...

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Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner Sells for $53 Million, Becomes 2nd Most Valuable Car Ever Sold

While those cars may be more important in the history of racing, none are expected to sell for anything close to the crown jewel of the collection: A Mercedes-Benz grand prix racer with ...

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New Mercedes Cars

The brand was officially established in 1926, after a merger of Karl Benz’s and Gottlieb Daimler ... The company was also involved in Grand Prix racing, and the race car-derived 1938 W125 ...

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