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,
1955 Mercedes car smashes F1 auction record with £42.7m price tag
Five-time world champion Fangio won the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix in the W196 R, while Moss set the fastest lap at an average speed of 134mph in the car at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza the same year. Moss retired after the feat.
Mercedes 'streamliner' fetches record 51 million euros at auction
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 51.155 million euros ($53.01 million).
Mercedes F1 Car Breaks Record With Insane $53 Million Sale
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Rare Mercedes W196 R 'Stromlinienwagen' Driven by Fangio and Moss Sells for €46,500,000
A Mercedes-Benz W196 R 'Stromlinienwagen' driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss has been sold for an astronomical €46,500,000 at auction.
Iconic Mercedes smashes F1 auction record with €51m sale
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Mercedes raced by Moss and Fangio sells for record £42.75m
A Mercedes raced by Formula One legends Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio sells for a record £42.75m at auction.
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 £42.75million (€51.155million) on Saturday. The sleek, silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen,
Fangio's Mercedes 1954 F1 car sold for record $53 mln at auction
Mercedes W196 Streamliner driven by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss was sold for a record $53 million (51.155mln euros) at auction in Stuttgart.
This is the *second* most expensive car sold at auction: the £42.6m Merc W196 R
You'll remember Mercedes-Benz bowed out of motorsport at the end of the 1955 season, putting the W196 programme on ice. A decade later, the US came calling, and in 1965 Merc donat
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1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 grand prix car nets $54M at auction
A Mercedes-Benz W196 piloted by Fangio and Moss just fetched the highest known price paid for a grand prix car at auction.
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