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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe on display in Mercedes Museum , Stuttgart , Germany 2014

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English: This car was sold at an auction in Germany for a record €135 million ($142.9 million) in 2022 making it the most expensive car ever sold.

Named after its creator and chief engineer, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe is one of the finest examples of automotive engineering and design.

Rudolf Uhlenhaut, as the head of passenger car development at Mercedes-Benz was the creator of the 300 SL and the W 196 R “Silver Arrows”.

Mercedes-Benz built a total of nine 300 SLRs, two of which were to be set aside per order of Rudolf Uhlenhaut. These 2 cars were to be built as road-legal prototype cars, with one of them ending up as Uhlenhaut’s personal car exhibited in the museum.
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