The star lot of the second night at RM Auctions’ Monterey Sale, the 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster by Sindelfingen has set a new world-record price for a Mercedes- Benz at auction, selling for a hammer price of $8.8 million ($9.68 million with buyers premium). Opening bid start at $4million, and then right up to $5, then $6, then $6.5m, then $7m,… and finally stop at $8.8 million!!!
The stunning 540 K was joined by a magnificent series of four other supercharged eight-cylinder Mercedes-Benz automobiles from the 1930s, each fetching multi-million-dollar results before the packed house.
Other highlights included a superb roster of historic Ferraris, lead by the sale of a rare alloy-bodied 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione for $5,280,000.
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