One fate: a Mercedes-Benz is the most expensive new car in the world and has doubled the previous record

Classic cars have long been a good investment option because of how they value value over time. One of the brands that delivers the best profitability is Mercedes Benzbut now it seems all the records are broken.

a mercedes-benz 300 SLR Silver Arrowsince 1955, has become the most expensive car in history, after being sold $ 142 millionaccording to sources from the Hagerty company, a company that was born as an insurer of collecting vehicles and is now a reference in the world of classic cars.

In this way, one of the most important racing cars of the German brand becomes the most paid model in history.

That amount far exceeded what was paid for the Ferrari 250 GTO sold at the traditional classic assembly, in Monterey, California, in 2018, where the hammer was lowered in $ 48,405,000 during the auction.

But it also represents more than double the 70 million dollars paid for another example of the brand’s 250 GTO horsein 2018, in an agreement between private parties.

As informed by the insurer, the seller, on behalf of Mercedes-Benzfeatured approximately 10 carefully selected car collectors who were not only wealthy enough to bid, but also met the stringent standards set by the German automaker.

The company wants to make sure that any custodian of the famous Silver Arrow will give it the same care and attention as Mercedes-Benz itself, as well as continue to share the car at events and not sell it to a third party. .

Potential buyers are believed to have been greeted at lunch at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart with collectors flown by private planes on May 6. On that day the museum closed “an event” and will reopen on May 15.

So far, Mercedes-Benz has not commented on the operation after consultation.

Using Fangio’s vehicle base

If the sale is officially confirmed, Mercedes-Benz will remove one of its most popular models: the Seagull Wings Silver Arrow is not only an icon of the German brand, but also a historical reference in the world of competition. and the automobile industry.

At the time, the star brand swept the World Sport Championship with a 300 SLR (W196). Since 1954 it’s been quite a sensation, won 9 of 12 races where he participated in what is now Formula 1 and promoted Argentine driver Juan Manuel Fangio to win the World Drivers’ Championship that year and in 1955.

Mercedes produced two 300 SLRs with hard tops and Gullwing doors known as Uhlenhaut coupes, after the head of the testing department, the British Rudolf Uhlenhaut. At Hagerty they were almost certain that the vehicle Mercedes-Benz would have sold was the 300 SLR Uhlenhaut with chassis number 0008/55.

To date, the most expensive Mercedes-Benz was sold in July 2013, when the Bonhams company auctioned the W196R with chassis number 00006/54, the car that Fangio drove to F1 glory in 1954, for a a worldwide record of 29,650,095 dollars.

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