1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Formula 1 Racing Car — Silver Arrows fitted with Streamliner bodywork.
SOLD FOR: €51,155,000 ($53,917,370)
Auction: RM Sotheby’s Mercedes-Benz Museum Sale 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany, on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 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 2025 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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