[zeestephen]

"This spring an ultra-rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR sold for $143 million...becoming the most expensive car ever sold."

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe

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“1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “

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Very few SLR’s were made and they had a unique twin cam engine design with desmodronic valve actuation. Difficult to adjust, it would take two experienced mechanics a full day to adjust the valves...

[NTHockey]

In 1961, I had a chance to buy a Mercedes 300 #lr in Hong Kong for $10,500. With what I was paid in the Marine Crps, it might as well been $143 million!