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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum auctions off 'most valuable Grand Prix car ever' for over $53 million

In addition to being the most valuable Grand Prix car ever, this 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R is also the second-most valuable car ever sold at public auction.

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1950s Mercedes F1 Car Becomes Most Expensive Grand Prix Machine Sold At Auction, Second-Most Expensive Car Ever

History is priceless only if no one can afford it or it’s not for sale. The first publicly-available 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at auction on Saturday after spending decades in the hands of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.

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1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 grand prix car nets $54M at auction

A Mercedes-Benz W196 piloted by Fangio and Moss just fetched the highest known price paid for a grand prix car at auction.

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IMS Museum aiming to raise $100 million by auctioning most valuable race cars

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is selling its most valuable cars in partnership with auction house RM Sotheby’s and hopes to raise more than $100,000,000 from the release. A total of 11

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Iconic 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Sells for $54M, Making It World’s Most Expensive Grand Prix Car

The most valuable Grand Prix vehicle ever sold was piloted by two motorsports legends: Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss.

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$54M Mercedes W 196 R Is One Of The Most Expensive Cars Ever Sold

At a special RM Sotheby’s auction held at the Mercedes Benz museum on Saturday, an incredibly rare W 196 R Stromlinienwagen ...

1954 Mercedes-Benz Racer Sells For $53 Million, Second Most Ever At Auction

RM Sotheby’s held a standalone, single-vehicle auction to sell the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen at the Mercedes ...

IMS Museum sells ‘historically significant’ Mercedes-Benz at auction for record price

The nonprofit museum partnered with Ontario-based RM Sothebys to sell some of its most valuable cars with the goal of raising ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Sets Reopen Date After Extensive Renovations

After 16 months of work, the museum promises a transformed experience for motorsports fans, featuring significant upgrades ...

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WWE Superstars join Make-A-Wish families on tour of IMS

Five WWE Superstars hosted several Make-A-Wish children and their families at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They joined the ...

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Mercedes 'streamliner' fetches record 51 million euros at auction

A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix ...

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Team Penske reorganization takes Tim Cindric out of longtime role as head of day-to-day operations

Tim Cindric, president of Team Penske and Roger Penske’s longtime right-hand man on competition, will step back as the ...

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Watch: Humbled WWE Champ Make 3-Word Admission After Fulfilling Iconic Indianapolis Tradition

There’s something about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that feels larger than life, even if you're not a hardcore racing fan ...

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