W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Mercedes Benz has sold for $53 million -- its Grand Prix heritage led to the extraordinary price.

Le Mans disaster was one of the darkest days in motorsport history. On June 11, 1955, during the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, a catastrophic crash unfolded, ...

Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti became one of the five most expensive cars ever sold at auction after selling for over $36 ...

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

The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen became the second most expensive auction car of all time after selling for $53 ...

A Mercedes raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss could become the most expensive Grand Prix car at an auction this ...

Watch The World’s Most Expensive Grand Prix Car Sell at Auction The Mercedes-Benz W196 R was the dominant car that won two F1 ...

A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 ...

The most expensive models tend to come from premium European brands with lots of history, such as Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz ... that won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans and the magnesium-bodied 1957 ...

A Mercedes-Benz W196 R 'Stromlinienwagen' driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss has been sold for an astronomical ...