The Mercedes-Benz W196 einsitzer is auctioned by Bonham’s at the Goodwood Festival of Speed at Goodwood near Chichester in southern England, July 11th 2013. Bonham’s confirms that it brought the hammer down on the Mercedes Benz W196R at $26.45 million with the buyer’s premium the total price is $29.6 million. That tops the previous record for the most expensive car sold at auction, a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype, sold for $16.39 million at Gooding and Company’s 2011 Pebble Beach Auction. |
