Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Rumoured To Have Sold For An Astonishing R2.2 Billion ($142m)

We thought it would take a very prolonged time for a car or truck rate tag to overtake the $70 million Ferrari 250 GTO from 2018 but if rumours are true, it is about to be obliterated.

The individuals about at Hagerty United kingdom declare to have a number of resources stating that Mercedes not too long ago sold 1 of the notorious 1956 Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupes.

Just two of these had been built immediately after Mercedes exited the racing scene in 1955. They acquired the name Uhlenhaut coupe immediately after the head of the automaker’s exam division, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, started out utilizing one as his company automobile. In brief, it was in essence a street-authorized race car.

The pair have remained less than the care of the producer and have been regarded as the most precious cars and trucks in the planet.

According to Hagerty, anyone managed to persuade Mercedes to aspect with a single before this thirty day period when a decide on number of auto collectors have been invited to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart for an event.

At this phase, it is not regarded if the sale was done auction-design and style but it is becoming reported that the vehicle sold for a staggering $142 million (approx. R2.2 billion). If this is legitimate, this doubles the prior record of the Ferrari 250 GTO which is simply outrageous.

Rumours abound as to the identification of the customer, with some suggesting it is a properly-recognized figure from Britain’s automotive market and a lengthy-standing collector of expert automobiles.