W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Mercedes Benz has sold for $53 million -- its Grand Prix heritage led to the extraordinary price.

A Mercedes W196 R race car driven by Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio sold for a record-breaking €51.155 million at an RM ...

A Mercedes car raced by Sir Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio set a record for a grand prix car, selling at auction for ...

The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen became the second most expensive auction car of all time after selling for $53 ...

A Mercedes streamliner once driven by Formula One greats Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss made history at the weekend ...

The nonprofit museum partnered with Ontario-based RM Sothebys to sell some of its most valuable cars with the goal of raising ...

In addition to being the most valuable Grand Prix car ever, this 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R is also the second-most valuable ...

A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix ...

Mercedes W196 Streamliner driven by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss was sold for a record $53 ...

The sleek, silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen, one of only four complete examples in existence, was sold by RM Sotheby's at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor ...