Mercedes 300 SLR Unlenhaut Coupe – the most expensive car in history
With $ 143 million, the legendary car set a record for auto auction ever, all the money went to the Mercedes-Benz Fund scholarship fund.
Classic model 300 SLR Unlenhaut Coupe 1955 model only Mercedes auctioned at 135 million euros ($143 million) to a private collector on May 5. This was one of only two that were produced at that time. The other car is still owned by the German automaker, on display at the museum in Stuttgart.
Ola Källenius (male), Mercedes CEO and Renata Jungo Brüngger, a member of the management board, with the 300 SLR Unlenhaut Coupe sold at auction on May 5. Image: Mercedes
The car is named after its “father”, chief engineer Rodolf Unlenhaut. The company decided to auction this model to raise money for the Mercedes-Benz Fund to encourage a new generation to follow in the creativity of Rudolf Uhlenhaut and develop new technologies, especially those. as important as decarbonisation, resource conservation, energy and the discovery of new energy sources, according to Ola Källenius, chief executive officer of Mercedes.
The 300 SLR Unlenhaut Coupe up for auction is part of the undisclosed Mercedes Classic collection, which includes more than 1,100 units from the invention of the first car in 1886 to the present day.
The design of the 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe has made it one of the most important automotive icons in the world, especially thanks to its “Gullwing” opening doors.
The car achieves outstanding performance thanks to racing car technology. The 3-liter 8-cylinder engine block allowed the car to reach a maximum speed of 290 km / h, which was a remarkable number in the 50s.
Minh Quan (according to Mercedes)
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