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Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR the expensive automobile

Published by Akinbola Abimbola on May 21st, 2022.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupe, dubbed “the Mona Lisa of cars” has become the most expensive automobile ever sold in an invitation-only auction.

The car, which was never produced for commercial use, sold for €135 million (£115 million), beating the previous record of £63 million paid for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO in 2018.

According to the Telegraph, Simon Kidston, a British expert and dealer based in Switzerland, spent 18 months lobbying Mercedes on behalf of a client to hold the sale.

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It was Mr Kidston, on behalf of a client, who made the winning bid. Its new owner has chosen to remain anonymous.

“If you had asked classic-car experts and top collectors over the past half a century to name the most desirable car in the world, there’s a good chance that they would have come up with the same model: the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR.”

The auction took place on May 5, with bidders hand-picked by the German carmaker.