A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Saturday, making it the most ...

With over 250 horsepower, the car was a marvel of mid-20th-century racing technology. This now ranks as the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, just behind the 1955 Mercedes-Benz ...

The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen became the most expensive Grand Prix racing car ever auctioned, selling for $53.9 million to benefit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Mercedes ...

That makes it the most expensive Grand Prix car ever auctioned with a price tag second only to the Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé. To put that price in perspective, for the same price you could buy ...

As Mercedes-Benz team members absorbed the gravity of the tragedy, they made the decision to withdraw from the race ... other countries temporarily banned racing until safety standards could ...

One of the world’s most historically significant racing cars, the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen was purchased by an unnamed buyer during the auction run by RM Sotheby’s at the ...