RM Sotheby's sell 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen for €51,155,000

RM Sotheby's sell 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen for €51,155,000

Offered from the Collection of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

The first Streamliner-bodied W 196 R ever offered for private ownership

One of four known complete examples mounted with the exquisite factory-built enclosed-fender Stromlinienwagen coachwork at the conclusion of the 1955 Formula One season

 

Driven by future five-time Drivers’ Champion Juan Manuel Fangio to victory at the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Piloted by celebrated driver Sir Stirling Moss at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, achieving fastest lap; presented today with that streamlined bodywork

 

Donated in 1965 by Mercedes-Benz to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) Museum, and noffered from 59 years of fastidious care by the IMS Museum


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