1954 Mercedes-Benz Racer Sells For $53 Million, Second Most Ever At Auction
RM Sotheby’s held a standalone, single-vehicle auction to sell the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. The hammer fell at $53,017,370 (€51,155,000), making this the second-most expensive car ever to cross the auction block at a public sale.