1950s Mercedes becomes most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold at auction
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen has become the world’s most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold after hammering down at €51.15m (£42.5m) including 15% buyer’s premium.
Auctioned by RM Sotheby's at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart on February 1, the Mercedes also …