Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe: See World's Most Expensive CarAuction
$143,000,000
mercedes-benz 300 slruhlenhaut coupe
What's the update now?
the uhlenhaut coupe was finally sold at a private auction...
the auction
this auction was held on 5th of may at the mercedes benz museum in stuttgart...
the auctionhost
the auction wasrun and hosted byrm sotheby's...
MERCEDES BENZ INVITED ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF RICH AND WEALTHY PEOPLE....
the participants
THE WINNING BID WAS PUT BY A BRITTISH DEALER AND CAR COLLECTOR NAMED SIMON KIDSTON ON BEHALF OF HIS CLIENT...
THE BID WINNER
AS OF NOW THE MERCEDES-BENZ WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE OWNER OF THE CAR...
THE CLIENT
THE RECORD HOLDER OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR WAS THE 1963 FERRARI 250 GTO which WAS PURCHASED FOR 70 MILLION US DOLLARS
THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR BEFORE THE ULHENHAUT COUPE
IN AN INTERVIEW, THE MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP CEO OLA KALLENIUS SAID, " THE DECISION TO SELL ONE OF THESE UNIQUE SPORTS CARS WAS TAKEN WITH VERY SOUND REASONING TO BENEFIT A GOOD CAUSE... "
MERCEDES-BENZ SAID IT WILL USE THE SALES TO DONATE AND FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND DECARBONIZATION.
THE GOOD CAUSE
FACT
THE UHLENHAUT COUPE WAS USED AS A COMPANY CAR BY THE HEAD OF THE TEST DEPARTMENT, RUDOLPH UHLENHAUT, AND GOT ITS NICKNAME FROM HIM.
FACT
THE MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SLR UHLENHAUT COUPE HARD TOP VERSION WAS ONE OF THE ONLY TWO UNITS THAT WERE CREATED BY MERCEDES-BENZ