A 1955 Mercedes-Benz becomes world's most expensive car to be auctioned

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The car was one of just two 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupes

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It was sold at a secret auction at the brand’s museum in Germany

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It was sold to a private buyer for 135 million euros of 142,769,250 dollars

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The car was created by Mercedes-Benz’s former racing director Rudolf Uhlenhaut

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Although made for racing, it was withdrawn from racing in 1955

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A disastrous crash at the Le Mans endurance race led to the withdrawal

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The crash injured hundreds of spectators and killed over 80 people, including Mercedes’s driver

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The car has an eight-cylinder, 2982-cc engine developing up to 310 horsepower

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It is able to reach a maximum speed in excess of 300 km/h

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