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Rare Mercedes W196R set for record-breaking auction
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17/01/2025 at 13:08 A legendary piece of motorsport history, the Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen, is set to go under the hammer on February 1, 2025, in Stuttgart. Valued at 50 million ($52.6 million) by RM Sotheby’s, the rare Formula 1 car is poised to become the most valuable Grand Prix machine ever sold, potentially surpassing the current record-holder – another W196R, but an open-wheel version, which was sold at Goodwood in 2013 for a cool $29.65 million. For good measure, Mercedes also holds the record for the most valuable automobile ever auctioned – a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé that fetched $143 million in 2022! A Rare and...
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