1954/1955 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car

Front quarter view of the The 1954/1955 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car driven by Fangio and Moss and owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is on sale at the RM Sotheby's Stuttgart 2024 auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

The 1954/1955 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car driven by Fangio and Moss and owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is on sale at the RM Sotheby’s Stuttgart 2024 auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

RM Sotheby’s early estimate for the 1954/1955 Mercedes-Benz W196R F1 is a whopping $50,000,000 – $70,000,000.

The last time a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 single-seater, open-wheel racing car sold at auction was at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale in 2013 for a record-breaking £19.6 million ($29.65 million).

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