1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Streamliner: Most Expensive F1 Car Ever

The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car driven by Fangio and Moss sold for €46.5 million ($49 million) excluding costs at a special RM Sotheby's auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, as the most expensive F1 racing car ever and the second most expensive car ever sold at auction.

The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car driven by Fangio and Moss sold for €51,155,000 ($54 million) at a special RM Sotheby’s auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, as the most expensive F1 Grand Prix racing car ever and the second most expensive car ever sold at auction. The 1954/1955 Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinienwagen … Read more

2025 RM Sotheby’s Stuttgart Sale (Mercedes-Benz W196R Announced)

1954 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinienwagen on sale at RM Sotheby's 2025 Stuttgart Auction

The 1954 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. → The W196R Streamliner sold for $54 million. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum announced plans to auction off several important historic … Read more

2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum Sale Results

2009 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren “Stirling Moss”

A 2009 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren ‘Stirling Moss’ sold for €2,300,000 at the 2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum sale in Stuttgart, Germany. No further cars sold for more than a million dollar with none of the five 1930s Mercedes Benz 500 / 540 K cabriolets reaching the reserve margins. The second highest result in Stuttgart … Read more

2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Stuttgart Sale (Auction Preview)

1926 Mercedes Benz 24/100/140 PS Model K La Baule Transformable

Five 1930s Mercedes Benz 500 / 540 K Cabriolets are on sale at the Bonhams Mercedes Benz 2016 classic car auction at the MB museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Eleven cars are expected to sell for over a million dollar each at the single-marque sale at the Mercedes Benz Museum in 2016. In addition to the … Read more

2015 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart Results

1938 Mercedes Benz 540 Kompressor Cabriolet A Bonhams

Six cars sold for more than a million dollar at the Bonhams 2015 Mercedes Benz Museum classic car auction in Stuttgart. Top result was 1938 Mercedes Benz 540 K Cabriolet A sold for €2,760,000 while four 300 SLs sold for over a million dollar each. 2015 Bonhams The Mercedes Benz Sale Bonhams held its second … Read more

2015 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum Classic Car Sale (Preview)

1900 Benz Ideal 41/2 HP Single Cylinder Vis-à-Vis

Bonhams will return in March 2015 for the second time to Stuttgart for a single-marque classic car auction at the Mercedes Benz Museum. Around 40 Mercedes Benz classic cars will be on sale with the stars of the show expected to be two 1930s cabriolet: a 1931 Mercedes Benz 770 K and a 1938 Mercedes … Read more