W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Mercedes Benz has sold for $53 million -- its Grand Prix heritage led to the extraordinary price.

Built for the 1954 and 1955 Formula One season, the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R is one of only four ‘Streamliner’ versions still in ...

A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Saturday, making it the most ...

The title-winning Mercedes-Benz has smashed the F1 auction record, collecting a staggering EUR$51,155 million dollars, or ...

Collectors are crazy, and when a car pops up that no one else has ever owned in a private collection it attracts the heavy ...

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Mercedes-Benz W196 R, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, has become the most expensive Formula 1 car ever ...

A Mercedes streamliner once driven by Formula One greats Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss made history at the weekend ...

BERLIN : The 1954 Mercedes W196 Streamliner driven by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss was sold for a ...

A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen has set a new record as the world's most expensive Formula 1 car ever auctioned.

W 196 R Streamliner has been driven by F1 royalty - Fangio and Moss (pictured inset). On 1 February, it became the world's ...

The sale makes the W196 the most expensive Formula One car ever sold, doubling the previous record. The car's predecessor, the Mercedes W196R, held the previous record of 23.35m euros in 2013. The ...