A one-car auction took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the weekend, and the car in question—a W196 R Stromlinienwagen from 1954—sold for €51,155,000 ($53,017,370).
the W196 was built with open-wheel and closed-wheel "Type Monza" bodies, with the aluminum tube space frame chassis and drivetrain being largely identical. Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG The W196R was ...
Your browser does not support the audio element. An extremely rare 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen has been sold at auction for 51 million euros, or ...