1955 Benz 300 Slr

1955 Benz 300 Slr. 1955 MercedesBenz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sold for record 143M 9 things to know about 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupe' - which sold for a record price of $142 million Mercedes-Benz Rennsport prototype 300 SLR "Uhlenhaut-Coupé" (W 196 S), 1955

Sir Stirling Moss described the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR as "The most fantastic car in the world" A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé has become the most expensive car ever sold after changing hands for €135 million - the equivalent of £114.4 million

1955 MercedesBenz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Gallery Gallery

While it would bear a strong visual resemblance to two of Uhlenhaut's other noteworthy designs—namely the W194 that won in Le Mans in 1952, and the 300 SL Gullwing that at that time was being prepared in road-going specification for series production—the underpinnings of the 300 SLR were most closely connected to the W196 that propelled Mercedes-Benz to F1 success in 1954 and 1955. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR is a colourful exception in the racing history of the brand Forced off the track as it approached the pit lane, one of the 300 SLR racing sports cars.

1955 MercedesBenz 300 SLR Image. Photo 57 of 96. The car was designated "SL-R" (for Sport, Leicht, Rennen, eng: sport, light, racing), which was later condensed to "SLR"." The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W 196 S) is a two-seat sports racing car that took part in the 1955 World Sportscar Championship before a catastrophic crash and fire at Le Mans later that year ended its domination prematurely

1955 MercedesBenz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe. It is based partly on the technology of the successful Grand Prix car, but also has the body of a road racer A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé has become the most expensive car ever sold after changing hands for €135 million - the equivalent of £114.4 million