RM Sotheby's sold a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen for $52.6 million, second only to a $142 million car the house sold in 2022.
The 300SLR (a.k.a. the Uhlenhaut coupe) is one of only two ever made, and one sold at auction in 2022 for $143 million.