This 1955 Mercedes 300S SLR Sold for $143 million. The most ever paid for a car at auction.

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé
Sold for $143 million on May 5th
This made it the most expensive car ever sold at auction.

Mercedes then decided to retire from motorsport and only returned in 1989.

IKarl Ludvigsen, an expert in the field, and author of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix W196: Spectacular Silver Arrows, 1954-1955 told Hagerty, "I haven't heard of a direct sale such as you suggest. The reason for a high price would simply be that they are never sold," he said.

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