1955 Benz 300 Slr. 1955 MercedesBenz 300 SLR Image. Photo 97 of 104 The most expensive car in the world is now officially a Mercedes-Benz, with news one of its cherished 300 SLR Uhlenhauts has been sold to an unnamed collector for an astonishing £114million (€. It secured major victories for the brand in 1955 and did its part to establish its fame.
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A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé has become the most expensive car ever sold after changing hands for €135 million - the equivalent of £114.4 million It is based partly on the technology of the successful Grand Prix car, but also has the body of a road racer
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Forced off the track as it approached the pit lane, one of the 300 SLR racing sports cars. Mercedes-Benz Rennsport prototype 300 SLR "Uhlenhaut-Coupé" (W 196 S), 1955 While it would bear a strong visual resemblance to two of Uhlenhaut's other noteworthy designs—namely the W194 that won in Le Mans in 1952, and the 300 SL Gullwing that at that time was being prepared in road-going specification for series production—the underpinnings of the 300 SLR were most closely connected to the W196 that propelled Mercedes-Benz to F1 success in 1954 and 1955.
Ultrarare Mercedes Benz 300 SLR sells for recordhigh price tag Autocar India. It secured major victories for the brand in 1955 and did its part to establish its fame. The 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupe' remained the most valuable car in the world, two years after a private collector paid a record price of €141 million (£138 million or US$142 million) to own the ultra-luxury sports car.
1955 MercedesBenz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Gallery Gallery. And this most beautiful car in the world was just sold for €135,000,000 ($143,000,000) Mercedes-Benz Rennsport prototype 300 SLR "Uhlenhaut-Coupé" (W 196 S), 1955