The most expensive car ever sold
The $29,000,000 Mercedes, the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction Sold for : $29.7 million Sold by : Bonham’s When and where : July, 2013 in Chichester, U.K. In July last year, Bonham’s auctioneers in Chichester sold a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 for a colossal $29.7m, making it the most expensive car ever sold at auction. The sale of the W196 is symbolic of a wider trend in the sale of collectible vehicles. In 2013, the total amount paid for collectable cars at action passed the $1 billion mark for the first time, showing that a passion for racing and classic cars is still alive and well. Let’s have a look at what makes the W196 so unique and expensive… The W196 was sold as part of a group of race cars that won nine World Championship-Qualifying Grand Prix races between 1954 and 1955. Race car connoisseurs will instantly recognise what is arguably the most beautiful car of all time. Driven by the now legendary Juan Manuel Fangio, the specific vehicle at au...