Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Sells for Record Price at Auction Recently, the largest car sale at auction of all time occurred. This was for the 1966 Mercedes- Benz 300 SLR Uhlentlaut Coupe.
Most Valuable Car
This vehicle sold for about 142.9 million dollars. This makes it about 307,000 dollars more valuable than what people normally pay for a vehicle. According to modern statistics, this amount is usually around $46,000. This should give at least some perspective as to just how much money this is to the average person.
Actually, there were only 2 of these vehicle prototypes ever made. Mercedes sold this one at auction, and the other one they still own. One of the provisions of the auction was that the person who bought it, a private citizen who didn't want his name disclosed, would still make the vehicle available for public viewing during special occasions.
This vehicle was named for its creator and chief engineer. He was a man named Rudolf Uhlenhaut. The vehicle had a top speed of 180 miles per hour, which was easily one of the fastest cars to be road-legal at the time in the 50s. More than being the most expensive vehicles sold at auction, it's now in the top ten list of just the most valuable items in general ever sold at auction.
The auction was exclusive and only particular people were invited. The most valuable vehicle sold before this one was the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO which was sold in 2018 for $45 million. Proceeds from the sale are going towards the brand new Mercedes Benz Fund, which will give scholarships to those wishing to learn about environmental science and decarbonization.
This vehicle is rare enough that a lot of people were uncertain that it would ever be sold to anyone.
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