Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut was sold secretly. This is the most expensive car in the world

mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut from 1955 It was sold at a secret auction by RM Sotheby’s at the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart. it is now The most expensive car in the worldAnd according to many ratings, she is also the most beautiful.

This Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut was purchased by a private collector. Proceeds from the transaction will be used to create a foundation that will finance education and the exams Dedicated to protecting the natural environment. The second current model of this model remains in the collection of the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart.

The Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut is the most expensive car in the world, and Ferrari has lost its crown

135 million euroi.e. nearly 630 million PLN, is a record numberWhich car has ever been sold at auction. Three times higher than the previous bid for 2018, when a Ferrari 250 GTO from 1962 sold for $48 million (about €45 million, 209 million zlotys).

Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut, or what is this car?

German manufacturer developed Two 300 SLRs With a hard roof for the 1956 racing season. The cars, however, did not go to the track due to a job He retired from motorsports in late 1955. The decision to resign was prompted by a series of tragedies during the Le Mans 24 Hours, which left 84 people dead.

The 300 SLR watch was taken care of by its creator and chief engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut – it was his the cars Official, hence the nickname “Uhlenhaut” next to the model name.

The 300 SLR was based on the W 196 ROr the silver arrow. In 1954, Juan Manuel Fangio drove this car with chassis number 006/54 to win the German and Swiss Grand Prix. The victories gave him the first F1 world title of his career, and the 196 R became a symbol of Mercedes’ post-war return to Formula 1.

The designer of the Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut is the only one who prohibits the driving test

– Rudolf Ullenhout, For whom this car is named, he was not only an accomplished engine engineer, but also an exceptional test and performance driver – said Dziennik.pl Maciej Pertyński, automobile journalist, YouTuber, Polish juror in the World Car of the Year referendum.

– Thanks to his abilities, as head of the Mercedes racing department, he created a whole series of the so-called Silver Arrows – the W125 and W154 models being the most famous – which, before the Second World War, ran out of all possible races, racing series and world championships. And Uhlenhaut himself, who ended his career as president of Daimler-Benz, went on to design Silver Arrows. The only ban on testing and racing in world motor historywith the rationale literally like this: Mercedes can buy the best test and racing drivers, and engineer Uhlenhaut is only one – Bertinsky explained.

Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut, engine and performance

Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Gets Eight cylinder in-line engine Large capacity up to three liters. With 303 hp, the car was able to accelerate to 290 km / h (video below). With such performance, today’s 67-year-old Mercedes has become one of the fastest cars ever approved for road use.

Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut is three times cheaper than the painting painted by Leonardo da Vinci

RM Sotheby confirms it Mercedes 300 SLR It is now among the top 10 most expensive pieces ever auctioned in any category.

Salvator Mundi has an absolute record Leonardo Da VinciIt was sold in November 2017 for more than 450 million US dollars (about 2 billion PLN). With this work, Mercedes turned out to be three times cheaper.