MERCEDES-BENZ W 196 R STROMLINIENWAGEN TERJUAL LEBIH RM230 JUTA!
Pada Mei 2022, sebuah Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR ‘Uhlenhaut-Coupé berjaya dibida pada harga 135 juta euro (RM623 juta tukaran hari ini).
Tukul bidaan RM Sotheby sekali lagi mengesahkan sebuah Mercedes-Benz dijual pada harga luar biasa.
Kali ini Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen.
Bidaan yang berlangsung pada 1 Februari di Muzium Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart, Jerman menyaksikan unit dengan nombor casis 00009/54 dibuka pada harga 20 juta euro (RM92,317,518).
Sesi bidaan menarik minat pengumpul dari serata dunia dengan perlawanan harga melalui telefon dan secara perseorangan sebelum tukul diketuk pada harga 46,500,000.00 (RM214,637,539).
Harga akhir dengan bayaran premium pembeli berjumlah 51,155,000 euro atau bersamaan RM236,123,845!
Bilik yang sama juga tempat berlangsung bidaan Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR ‘Uhlenhaut-Coupé dan menjadikannya kereta paling bernilai tinggi dijual pada acara bidaan.
Jualan terbaru ini sekali lagi membuktikan nilai Mercedes-Benz di dalam pasaran kereta pengumpul.
Unit yang dibida asalnya diderma kepada Muzium Indianapolis Motor Speedway oleh Daimler-Benz AG pada 1965.
Hasil dari bidaan akan digunakan untuk meningkatkan dana bagi kelangsungan operasi dan membiayai program baik pulih serta penambahan koleksi muzium.
Harga yang dibayar untuk Silver Arrow W 196 R juga meletakkannya sebagai kereta lumba Grand Prix paling mahal di acara bidaan setakat ini.
Dari segi sejarah, W 196 R dibangunkan bagi memenuhi peraturan enjin baharu dengan sesaran sehingga 2.5 liter yang diperkenal pada 1954.
Kereta ini membuktikan kejaguhannya dengan dipandu Juan Manuel Fangio dan Stirling Moss.
Pada 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio memenangi Kejuaraan Pemandu secara mutlak bersama W 196 R.
Kejuaraan Pemandu sekali lagi dimenangi pelumba Mercedes-Benz iaitu Lewis Hamilton pada 2014.
W 196 R digerakkan enjin M 196 2.5 liter lapan silinder sebaris yang menghasilkan 257 kuasa kuda (hp) sebelum ditingkatkan kepada kuasa akhir 290 hp dalam tempoh dua musim.
Enjin dipadan bersama kotak gear lima kelajuan dengan cekam kering cakera tunggal dan pembeza gelinciran terhad untuk cengkaman yang cemerlang.
Ciri utama pada enjin seperti perkakasan perlumbaan pencucuhan berkembar, pelinciran takungan kering dan menariknya sistem injap gear desmodromic berbanding spring injap biasa.
Turut dilengkapi sistem pancitan bahan api terus tekanan tekanan tinggi dari Bosch.
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car, chassis number 9, studio photo from the right. Photo: Lukas Müller. (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D844836)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849939)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. Used with streamlined body in the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on 11 September 1955. Driven by Stirling Moss with starting number 16. Photo in a steep curve on the Monza race track. (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: R7986)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car, chassis number 9, entered with Streamliner-bodywork in the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on 11 September 1955, driven by Stirling Moss with starting number 16, photo taken in a banked curve on the Monza race track. (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: R7986)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car, chassis number 9. Preparation of the vehicle at the Untertürkheim plant as a gift for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Photo dated 9 April 1965 (photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: 65075-1)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with Streamliner-bodywork in the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Legend Room 7: Silver Arrows – Races and Records. Winning car with Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel, starting number 18, at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on 11 September 1955. Photo: Lukas Müller. (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849932)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849913)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849892)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849897)
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Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849904)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849907)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849907)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849904)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix racing car with chassis number 9. RM Sotheby’s auction of the vehicle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on 1 February 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Transfer of the Silver Arrow into the museum. Photo: Maximilian Balazs (Photo signature of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D849904)
