T his car could become one of the most expensive Mercedes-Benz vehicles ever sold. It's a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R with streamlined bodywork that has won Grand Prix races with Juan Manuel Fangio ...

Just last week, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R was auctioned off for an impressive $52,574,112, which makes it the third most expensive car in the world, behind the Uhlenhaut Coupe and the Ferrari ...

Other Expensive Mercedes-Benz Models For Mercedes fans with a near-unlimited budget, there are two other models that exceed $200,000. Mercedes-Maybach S580: $203,500 ...

The Mercedes-Benz W196 R was the dominant car that won two F1 world championships during the German automaker's brief two-year stint in the mid-1950s.

Putting the hype in hyperbole, the IMS Museum’s auction list through RM Sotheby’s is a who’s-who of auto racing heritage. The chassis #00009/54 Mercedes-Benz W196R has a bit of a dual identity.

Born in London on July 15, 1906, to a British mother and a German father, Rudolf Uhlenhaut spent most of his childhood in England, but after the outbreak of World War I, his family relocated to ...

A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen (Streamliner, or streamlined car) that sold for €51.2 million ($52.6 million) at Sotheby’s became the world’s second-most-expensive car, beating ...

The most expensive car ever sold is a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe, purchased for $142 million in 2022. With the W 196 R, Mercedes won nine of the 12 F1 points events entered (RM ...

At a special RM Sotheby’s auction held at the Mercedes Benz museum on Saturday, an incredibly rare W 196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for €51.2 million, which at the time equated to $53.9 million ...