A one-car auction took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the weekend, and the car in question—a W196 R Stromlinienwagen from 1954—sold for €51,155,000 ($53,017,370).

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As part of the IMS Museum's largest acquisition in 14 years, it has purchased 14 cars from Chip Ganassi Racing.

Victories for Mercedes-Benz seem to come in pairs. In July 1954, the automaker introduced the W196 Stromlinienwagen at the French Grand Prix, where it won first and second place. Today ...

The IMS Museum recently sold off 11 cars from its collection, including the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Streamliner, for a ...

The simple silver design of the W196 takes Mercedes back to the beginning of their F1 story, with the machinery in which Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss won nine out of 12 races from 1954 until ...

Rarity spikes prices; only 10 Mercedes W196 engines exist. Maintenance—£20,000-£50,000 yearly—adds burden, but auction houses like Bonhams and dealers like F1 Authentics source these relics. Expect ...

A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen has set a new record as the world's most expensive Formula 1 car ever auctioned. Scuderia Ferrari have officially announced the name of their upcoming ...

Mercedes-Benz is recalling certain 2025 G 550, G 580, and AMG G 63 vehicles due to an issue with the warning light. A recall notice warns of how an incorrectly displayed warning light can fail to ...

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