A car of the Argentine Expiler Juan Manuel Fangio that was sold at an auction became the most expensive in the history of Formula 1.
A car of the Argentine Expile Juan Manuel Fangio which was sold at an auction became the most expensive in the history of the Formula 1.
It is about Mercedes-Benz W196r Stromlinienwagen of 1954with which the Balcarce pilot won the Argentina Grand Prix of 1955.
The auction was carried out by the house RM Sotheby’s in it Mercedes-Benz Museum of the German city of Stuttgart And the rolled was sold by the incredible sum of 53,917,370 million dollarswhich is the equivalent of 51,155,000 million euros.
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The previous record also belonged to a car driven by Fangiomore specifically the Mercedes Benz W196rthat in the 2013 was quoted in a figure close to the 23 million euros.
He Mercedes-Benz W196r Stromlinienwagen of 1954 It also became the second most valuable car sold at an auction, since it is only surpassed by the Mercedes 300 SLR UHLENHAUT COUPEthat in the 2022 It was acquired by a private collector by 143 million dollars.
Juan Manuel Fangiowho died on July 17, 1995 At 84, he is considered one of the greatest legends in the history of motor racing, thanks to his five championships of Formula 1 obtained in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957.
Source: Ambito
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