A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing in bumperless-racing configuration was announced for the RM Sotheby's Monterey 2022 classic car auction. A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing, estimate $7,000,000 to $9,000,000, is the first top car announced for the RM Sotheby's Monterey 2022 classic car auction. This Alloy Gullwing in bumperless-racing configuration was … [Read more...]
2022 RM Sotheby’s: Ex-Fangio Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster on Sale
The 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster of famed racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio is for sale in a sealed bid auction arranged by RM Sotheby's. RM Sotheby's announced that the 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster that Juan Manuel Fangio received as a retirement gift from Mercedes-Benz is for sale in a sealed-bid letter auction from 21 to 25 March 2022. The sale price will not … [Read more...]
2020 RM Sotheby’s Essen Sale (Mercedes-Benz 540 K Announced)
A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A will be offered at the RM Sotheby's Essen 2020 sale in Germany during the Techno Classica oldtimer show. RM Sotheby's announced its first high-profile car for the Essen Techno Classic Sale - a magnificent midnight blue 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A with coachwork by Sindelfingen, estimate €2.000.000 - €2.400.000. The car … [Read more...]
2017 Artcurial Paris Mercedes Benz Sale Results
A 1961 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster sold for a very strong $1,670,088 as the top result at the Artcurial Paris Mercedes Benz 2017 Sale. Two Mercedes Benz 300 SLs sold for above a million dollar as the top results at the 2017 Artcurial Mercedes Benz single marque sale in Paris. The top result was $1,670,880 for a 1961 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster with hardtop – the … [Read more...]
2017 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale (Mercedes 300 SL Announcement)
Gooding announced a pair of single-owner, unrestored Mercedes Benz 300 SLs – a Gullwing and a Roadster – for the Pebble Beach 2017 classic car auction. Gooding revealed two very special Mercedes Benz 300 SL sports cars as early highlights of the Pebble Beach 3017 sale. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (estimate: $1,000,000-$1,300,000) and a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba (Mercedes Benz Torpedo Sport Announcement)
A 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Torpedo-Sport Avant-Garde is the star car on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 classic car auction. The headline car at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 classic car auction is a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Torpedo-Sport Avant-Garde with coachwork by Saoutchik. It is the sole survivor of just three ever built and is expected to achieve … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum Sale Results
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 was a reasonable €862,500 for a 1926 Mercedes-Benz Model … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Stuttgart Sale (Auction Preview)
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 1930s cabriolets and 300s of the 1950s, a 1926 Mercedes Benz 24/100/140 PS, a … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Festival of Speed Auction (Press Release)
The 2015 Bonhams Festival of Speed classic car auction will offer the very first Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster ever built, estimate over $2 million. The car was the most expensive production vehicle on offer in the world when offered for $1.5 million in 1998. Mercedes Benz built only 25 CLK GTRs of which only six were roadsters. The car on offer was the first one ever built … [Read more...]