Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé became one of a kind in the world! - How?

Mercedes Benz, the answer by the whole world since childhood for the question about their one personal dream car is. 

 

Is that right!!
 

Fine. Let's start with the topic, Why 135 million EUR for an old car? 

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, the well-crafted, well-deserved, and especially the most valuable car in the world, adds a more memorable zone to the automaker by magnifying the car's creator name Rudolf Uhlenhaut with the same. The abbreviation for SLR is 'Sport Leicht Rennsport' (Sport Light Racing).

This craziest German car's fame scattered every nook and corner after winning the Sports car world championship in 1955. 300 SLR is the only sports car at that time that hits a top speed of about 290 km/h. An astonishing sound from an 3.0 litre inline eight-cylinder engine with direct injection roars on the tracks with the power of 302 PS. The two-seater classic sports car looks completely insane with lower aerodynamic drag.

 

Rudolf Uhlenhaut achieved his long travel of 220 km from Stuttgart to Munich with 300 SLR within an hour. Also, a mind-blowing moment with this 300 SLR is that Uhlenhaut completed the race course and set track time at the German Grand Prix, which is 3 seconds faster than the Formula 1 Champion Juan-Manuel Fangio only because of the complaint by Fangio about the performance of 300 SLR to him.

 

The second most fascinating thing is that only two Mercedes 300 SLRs has constructed in the 1950s, namely 'The Red' and 'The Blue,' based on their interiors. Out of two cars, one has sold for 135 million EUR (Rs. 1110 crores) in the auction to an anonymous car collector. And an agreement is signed with the buyer to showcase the car on special occasions. Another one is honored by keeping still on the Mercedes Benz museum in Stuttgart.

 

This auction has organized by the 'Mercedes Benz Fund' to raise the fund for supporting the younger generations to achieve innovative things, especially paving the way for the world of decarbonized economy. And this Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé became a Mona Lisa of cars.

SOURCE: mercedesbenz.com