According to enthusiasts, in the hierarchy of classic cars, the Mercedes 300 SLR Coupé, nicknamed “Uhlenhaut” after the name of the engineer who developed it, represents the absolute fantasy.
Derived from two world champion machines, the 300 SLR barquette and Fangio's Formula 1 W196, the insolently beautiful coupe has never started a race.
The difficult access, the noise level and the temperature prevailing in the small cabin repelled the pilots.
However, two copies were produced that Rudolf Uhlenhaut will use as a service car.
His pedigree and the fact that it was thought that Mercedes would never part with him explain the record bid of 135 million euros.
