A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut Coupé” has smashed the record for most expensive car sold at auction. The winning bid of $143 million eclipses the price of the previous record holder ...

This 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé is one of just two prototypes built by Mercedes in 1955. Based on the W196R Grand Prix racer driven by Juan Manuel Fangio, it sports iconic gullwing doors and a 3.0 ...

The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe has become the world’s most expensive car selling for an astonishing €135 million or nearly US$142.9 million, smashing the old record set by a ...

The Mercedes-AMG One of its era, but rarer and more race car-based, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe can be considered the world's first hypercar. Back in the mid-1950s, ...

Even in the automotive world, there’s hardly ever smoke without a fire. Last week’s report that one of the two existing Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe had sold at a secret auction has been ...

One of two 300 SLR Coupes is seen on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum Mercedes-Benz The final figure of $142m dwarfs the previous record for a car sale, believes to have been held by a 1962 ...

A Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe from 1955 has been sold at auction for a record price of 135 million EUR to a private collector. The most valuable car in the world: Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR ...

It's spectacular. Mercedes-Benz. With a top speed of 180 mph, the 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe was the fastest road car in the world at the time, and it's far more than just a modified 300SL Gullwing.

650-horsepower McLaren Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss pays tribute to 1955 Mille Miglia winning 300 SLR, is 1 of 75, and is for ...