The 300SLR (a.k.a. the Uhlenhaut coupe) is one of only two ever made, and one sold at auction in 2022 for $143 million.

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 €51.2 million ($53m).

The only car to fetch more was a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, which sold for $143 million in 2022. ForbesThe Mercedes Set To Be The Most Expensive Formula 1 Car EverBy Dan Cancian ...

and the most expensive car ever after another related Mercedes, a 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe, that changed hands for $143 million in 2022. Related: $143 Million Mercedes 300 SLR ‘Uhlenhaut ...

With this, the German automaker has two most expensive auctioned cars with its badge on them, the first one being the Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe which was sold for USD 143 million (around Rs ...

The buyer was not immediately named. The costliest car ever sold at auction was a 1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sportscar that changed hands for 135 million euros in May 2022. The most ...

beating its $50 million estimate and making it the second highest amount culled at a car auction behind the $142 million 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé of 2022. “The car is the top ...

Jason Tschepljakow/picture alliance via Getty Images The costliest car ever sold at auction was a 1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sportscar that changed hands for €135m in May 2022.