Mercedes-Benz confirmed, on Thursday, that it had recently sold the most expensive car in the world. And the very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR Coupe was sold to a private customer for 135 million euros, equivalent to 142 million dollars.
According to the American “CNN”, it is the most expensive car ever sold, according to a company that monitors car prices.
Mercedes said in an announcement that the money from the sale will be used to establish a global scholarship fund.
The previous record selling price for a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT was $70 million, paid for in 2018.
And the Mercedes that sold at the highest price ever was one of only two models. The 67-year-old cars were named after Mercedes’ chief engineer at the time, Rudolf Ullenhout, and the model has a top speed of 186 mph.
The car was sold at an invitation-only closed auction from the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart on May 5, held in association with RM Sotheby’s. The other Benz car will remain in the company’s museum