Learn more information and curiosities regarding the car most expensive in the world and what was your value.
First of all, some websites say that the coupe version of the legendary 300 SLR was snapped up at a secret auction. Held at the beginning of May and which brought together some ten of the best collectors in the world.
So the title to the world's most expensive car may have a new owner.
Anonymous sources say that Mercedes Benz ended up selling its very rare 300 SLD Uhlenhaut Coupé for a value of 135 million euros. Or around R $ 720 million reais.
If the information is really true, this German sports car will go ahead of the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, which sold for US$ 70 million.
This decision to sell the relic goes against what the Mercedes brand itself had said.
Anonymous sources on the Hagery website provide details that such an auction was organized by a third party, with the permission of the manufacturer.
On the condition that the chosen collectors follow the criteria of the German brand
In this sense, the purchase is made in cash and with the guarantee that the car will not be resold.
Thus, the most expensive car sold in the world is a 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut Coupé”, a provenance with a coupé body and hardtop.
Dominant in track racing in the early 1950s, with the term "Silver Arrows" given to Mercedes-Benz race cars, it was already an evolution of the 300 SL.
So with the great success that the 300 SLR model received on the tracks in 1955, the manufacturer decided to enhance it with a hardtop variation to be able to compete the following year.
Thus, two units of the car were built, made with a tubular steel chassis, an aluminum body and a 3.0 eight-cylinder engine.
Until an accident that involved the model in the 24 hours of Le Mans, ended up leaving more than 80 dead, including the French driver of the 300 SLR, Pierre Levegh.
After this terrible accident, the manufacturer Mercedes-Benz withdrew from automobile racing tracks until the end of 1980.
Thus, the two coupé units never competed in a race, the sports car was the fastest of the time, being able to reach up to 290 km/h.
Sought after by informants, Mercedes-Benz decided not to comment on the move.