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New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 7:14 am
by Bwk2000
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe
I guess a straight trade will be out of the question …
https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/mercedes-j ... -1.5911720
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Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 7:55 am
by rwmann
How much is that in Bitcoin?
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 7:57 am
by Bwk2000
rwmann wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 7:55 am
How much is that in Bitcoin?
… or Rubles?
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 7:58 am
by rwmann
Da!
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 8:53 am
by Florida Roadster
Beautiful car. I'll bet it doesn't even start. The new owner will put it back in bubble wrap and vacuum seal it in his collection.
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 8:57 am
by Florida Roadster
Yep, confirmed. I found a picture of the odometer. 4.3 miles. Ooof.
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Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 11:46 am
by redroadster
How much for the radiator 1.1 million ?
older Ferrari's the stock radiator was 35k or 40 installed
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 12:13 pm
by theunz
Florida Roadster you’re way off. That’s a five digit speedometer, so It really has a whopping 46 km, or 28.5 miles!
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 1:40 pm
by iloveredmeat
theunz wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 12:13 pm
Florida Roadster you’re way off. That’s a five digit speedometer, so It really has a whopping 46 km, or 28.5 miles!
That's why I didn't buy it... High mileage cars are just not my thing...
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 2:10 pm
by Florida Roadster
theunz wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 12:13 pm
Florida Roadster you’re way off. That’s a five digit speedometer, so It really has a whopping 46 km, or 28.5 miles!
My bad, sorry. I guess it's a USED car now.
I can't imagine anyone has put gas/fuel/petrol in the car for 67 years.
THIS IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE VERSION EVER OF
"RAN WHEN PARKED." I doubt the new owner asked them to start it up so he/she could take a test ride.
But it is a beautiful "car" none the less.
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 7:36 pm
by theunz
What’s sad is that even though the owner must have very deep pockets I suspect that the insurance just for extremely limited driving is so cost prohibitve that even he would choose to not drive it. I bet just the cost of insurance to trailer it to something like Pebble Beach would pay for a very nice roadster. I doubt the car ever gets out of first gear again, maybe second if he has a very long driveway!
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 8:09 pm
by Bwk2000
Yup. New owner will probably use it as a center piece and build a new mansion around it - It will likely never see the light of day again … A shame.
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 8:49 pm
by DAC21
rwmann wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 7:55 am
How much is that in Bitcoin?
? It fluctuates by the second.
Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 10:15 pm
by theunz
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Re: New Record - $142M for a Car
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 10:39 pm
by Bwk2000
Exactly!
If I had to work until the year 3205 just to pay off that car, absolutely I would be driving it!
