The car was one of the most expensive cars ever sold at a 1955 Mercedes-Benz auction. It is currently the most expensive car in the world.
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Mercedes Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe: The car has been sold for € 135,000,000, which the company claims is worth Rs 1,100 crore.
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Only 2 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhat Couples are produced. The auction company says the car's selling price makes it the world's most expensive car and "within the top 10 most valuable items sold at auction in any category."
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Mercedes Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Very rare: Mercedes-Benz both had 300 Mercedes SLR Uhlenhaut Coupés.
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Auctioned at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Only select collectors and Mercedes-Benz customers are invited to attend.
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Winner bid by British car collector and dealer Simon Kidston on behalf of an unnamed client. According to reports, Mercedes is not ready to split the car. Kidston had to lobby for 18 months to sell the car.
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Auction house RM Sotheby's, which describes itself as the world's leading collector car auction, has not yet revealed who bought the most expensive and coveted car.
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The 300 SLR Uhlenhot Coupe is one of the rare vintage cars ever produced. It is very rare that only two cars were made in 1955. The car was named after Mercedes' chief engineer and designer, Rudolf Uhlenhat
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The Mercedes Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhat Coupe is a beauty: this car is based on the company's successful W 196 R Grand Prix, which won two world championships with driver Juan Manuel Fangio.
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