If true, then the legendary Uhlenhaut coupe will have surpassed the Ferrari 250 GTO’s previous record.
$142 million. This is enough money to purchase a dozen Lamborghini Aventador Ultimaes and have enough to buy the next Ferrari 250 GTO up for auction. If recent rumors are true it is enough to purchase one very special car, the 1956 Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupe.
This is not confirmed news, and MercedesBenz hasn’t spoken about it. Hagerty UK claims that multiple sources have confirmed that the automaker sold one of the famous 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupes. only two of the iconic 1950s cars were made after Mercedes left the racing scene in 1955. After Rudolf Uhlenhaut (head of the automaker’s test department), they were named Uhlenhaut coupe. It was basically a road-legal racecar.
They remained with Mercedes for many years, and they were widely considered to be the most valuable cars worldwide. There is a distinction between highly valued and costly. The former requires that someone actually spends some money. Hagerty reported that the event took place around May 6.
Apart from having the cash, the Mercedes-Benz elite group had to also meet certain criteria. The automaker wanted to ensure the car’s continued care, but also to make sure that the buyer was not just going to sell the car to make a quick profit. Although it is not known if the sale was done auction-style among collectors, the conclusion is that one of the two 1956 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupes has been sold privately. Allegedly, anyway.
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It’s possible that we won’t ever get the whole story about this rumored deal due to the high price tag and exclusivity of the car. The record-breaking $142 million price paid for the car would double the 2018 Ferrari 250 GTO’s sale price of $70 million. Ferrari is still the most expensive car manufacturer in the world, unless someone confirms this Mercedes rumor.