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The car was previously driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss and has fetched a few quid at public auction!
An iconic Mercedes W196 streamliner recently broke the record for the most expensive F1 car ever sold at auction, fetching a staggering £42.75 million GBP. This particular car, driven by legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss, had been on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum before hitting the auction block. Surpassing the estimated price and in line with the €50 million mark, this sale marked a significant milestone in automotive auction history. Only four W196 Rs exist, with the previous record of £19.6 million for another Fangio W196 being eclipsed in 2013. RM Sotheby’s handled the sale at Mercedes HQ in Stuttgart, and this event also saw the second most expensive car ever sold, a 1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe going for a whopping £113 million in May 2022.
