IMS Museum sells ‘historically significant’ Mercedes-Benz at auction for record price

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8 thoughts on “IMS Museum sells ‘historically significant’ Mercedes-Benz at auction for record price

    1. Chris – Thank you for a great question. The auction house did not disclose the buyer, something I should have included originally!

  1. As the saying goes…it can pass anything on the road except a gas station…

    I wouldn’t want to own something like this, but I’d love to take it around a NASCAR cereal bowl just to see what if feels like at full throttle. And then take it back to the pits, get out and hand the keys to the owner, and walk away.
    Just for the thrill…

  2. Great piece of racing history, as are the others being sold. Too bad the museum couldn’t have put them through a rotating display rather than hiding in storage, and then dumping at auction. Seeing too much of this lately at both art and car museums. I’m sure the new megarich owner will tuck it away out of sight too, unless they occasionally show it at Pebble Beach or somewhere along those lines. As a long time hoosier, indy car fan and ticket holder, I also follow other racing series and love the history. Indy hasn’t hosted only indy car series, and the museum needs to keep that in mind-formula 1, IMSA, nascar, usac sprints, SVRA, motorcycles, and I’m sure I’m missing a few others.
    With the revival of the Mille Miglia, I’d love to see (and hear) this on a road course!

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