For Sale: $50 Million Mercedes, $30 Million Ferrari Race Cars
The lots are part of a three-part auction series expected to cull at least $100 million in total sales to benefit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
From top: 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Streamliner; 1965 Le Mans-winning Ferrari 250 LM.
Photographer: Top: Lukas Müller via Stargallery; Bottom: shooterz.bizTwo of the world’s most significant classic cars will go on sale in February as part of an auction series benefitting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. The lots are part of a three-part auction series selling 11 autos owned by the museum. They are expected to cull at least $100 million in total sales.
On Feb. 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Streamliner worth an estimated $50 million will be offered at a private RM Sotheby’s auction. Four days later at the Retromobile auto show in Paris, RM Sotheby’s will gavel a 1965 Ferrari 250 LM that’s valued at an estimated $30 million.