$142 Million Mercedes-Benz Smashes Ferrari's Classic Car Record

Bloomberg ^ | 05/20/2022 | Hannah Elliott

[jroehl]

I do not understand the following from this article:

The car will remain on display with the second SLR coupe at the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart, Källenius says, which was a condition of the sale. The new owner will be able to drive it occasionally, a spokesperson confirms.

[BenLurkin]

Might be doing him a favor by keeping it safe and preserved.

[OttawaFreeper]

I’d probably still prefer a cream coloured 1975 Cordoba (with the fine Corinthian leather).

[T.B. Yoits]

It's the same racket with art; buy it, loan it to museums as a tax deduction, and in four of five years, the tax write-off will equal the value of the car.

Rinse and repeat.

The whole time, taxpayers who don't have such write-off options are paying the taxes this car owner isn't.

[Bob434]

That’s quite the racket... charge him oodles and then forbid him from using it the majority of the time. But if he was foo.ish enough to agree to the terms, then so be it I guess.

[ShadowAce]

[BiglyCommentary]

Some 17 year old valet parker will total it.

[HKMk23]

Alas, Sr. Montalbán; where are you now? LOL!

[OttawaFreeper]

Hope the new owner doesn't have a son like Cameron in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[Gnome1949]

Almost as valuable as my old Ford Pinto Station Wagon.

[Jewbacca]

Talk about a thread that is worthless without a picture.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

A Corrrrrrdoba with fine Corrrrrinthian leather?

[Robert DeLong]

I believe they came in any color you wanted, as long as you wanted Silver. 🙂

[OttawaFreeper]

I bet a Chevy Vega would fetch for a decent price these days, provided you can find one. I recall reading about how most rotted away within two or three years after buying brand new.

[Celerity]

I had a 77 Cordoba. White with White.

I actually loved that car because it outdid the G-Body in every G-Body aspect. I got it after my 78 Monte.

Comparing it to the G bodies my favorites were still the 85 305 Monte (Round gauges !) and the 88 Regal. But the Cordoba had the best interior, by far. The gauge set in it was outstanding and had a center console instead of the bench. 318 as I recall.

It seemed Chrysler gave a lot more care than GM did to their G-bodies.

[Celerity]

The Vega is something that will keep me up at night. I had a 77 Cosworth Vega. I actually financed it in 2010. Reverse H shifter, white interior.

Got stolen. I developed a crack in the timing belt (Which is very, very rare to find for the Cosworth) and had it parked for 6 months.

[Big Red Badger]

Driven by
Juan Manuel Fangio?

[Roadrunner383]

“I’d probably still prefer a cream coloured 1975 Cordoba (with the fine Corinthian leather).”

My sister had a 1976 Cordoba in what I’d call Forest Green with dark green ‘Corinthian’ leather seats. The seats actually looked nice and were comfortable. The engine, loaded down with the emissions controls of the period, would barely run. The car choked down a stop lights.

As far as the Mercedes, letting someone else be responsible for the upkeep and storage might be a wise decision. If someone has $142 million to spend they probably have a stable of other cars to play with.

[antidemoncrat]

I have Jeep in my garage that self-identifies as the Jeep Gen. Patton was riding in during his fatal crash .... what am I offered?

[Pirate Ragnar]

Insurance payments? Oy Vey.