Recently, according to foreign media reports, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Silver Arrow (Silver Arrow) model produced in 1955 was auctioned for 142 million US dollars (about 964 million yuan).It also makes it possibly the most expensive car ever made.
Mercedes Benz 300 SLR
According to reports,The reason why the car was auctioned for a sky-high price of $142 million is because only two Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Silver Arrows were produced.The sports car being auctioned was sold by Mercedes from its in-house collection of historic vehicles.
Not long ago, on May 6, Mercedes-Benz invited a small number of collectors with deep pockets to take a private jet to the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Stuttgart to participate in a private auction, and guaranteed that the car would not be sold for resale.
Mercedes Benz 300 SLR
The name “Silver Arrow” was previously used on various Mercedes-Benz racing cars produced before and after World War II. This series of racing cars produced by Mercedes-Benz achieved very good results in various competitions. Among them, W196 is Mercedes-Benz. One of the most successful vehicles ever made by S-Benz.
They won almost every race they entered in 1955, but due to a racing accident in 1955,Mercedes-Benz car flew into the audience and caught fire, killing 84 people.Mercedes-Benz decided to withdraw from the 24 Hours of Le Mans, so only two cars were left, which also made it an out-of-print model.
