A rare sports car just smashed records after selling at auction for almost $150 million. The 1955
STUTTGART, Germany - A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe, one of only two on Earth, has sold for a record $143 million, making it the most expensive car in the world.
Mercedes-Benz has sold the world's most expensive car for around $144 million. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé was sold at an RM Sotheby's auction to British car collector Simon Kidston, who bought the car on behalf of an unnamed collector.
1955 Mercedes-Benz sold for $143 million
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz was auctioned off earlier this month for a whopping 135 million euros - or $143 million - This makes it the world's most expensive car ever sold, RM Sotheby's has announced.
An ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz race car sold for $143 million earlier this month, making it the most expensive car ever sold. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe smashed the previous record for the most expensive car sold at auction by more than $95 million.
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Auctioned at an invitation-only event hosted by RM Sotheby's, with a final sale price of €135 million / $203 million, the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe in question has effectively left all previous records in the dust.
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RM Sotheby's announces sale of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé. In what is being referred to as the most remarkable car auction ever conducted, Sotheby's, in association with Mercedes-Benz, has announced the sale of a 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé for the record price of €135m ($142.5m) to a private collector.
A very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR coupe that had been kept in the German automaker's collection was sold to a private owner for €135 million, the equivalent of $142 million.
On May 5, a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sold for $142 million during an auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It was the highest price ever paid for a car at auction, soundly beating the eight-figure Ferrari sales that had long topped the blue-chip billing.
1. The world's most expensive car: the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe became the most expensive car ever sold in 2022, having sold at auction for an eye-watering €135 million - the equivalent of £114.4 million.
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