Mercedes ‘Gullwing’ makes £781,394 at auction
Published 24 April 2015
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing sold for €1,088,405 (£781,394) at Coys auction at Techno Classica.
The sale, which was held at Europe’s largest car show on 18 April, saw a number of high-value sales.
A 1988 Porsche 959 Coupe fetched €904,500 (£649,281), while a 1938 BMW 328 Roadster made €556,170 (£399,238).
Other highlights included a 1971 Maserati Ghibli 4.9SS Spyder £229,471), a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE (£264,816), 1969 Porsche 911 S 2.2 Targa (£86,301) and a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190SL (£94,529).
Other lots included a 1995 Porsche 993RS (£236,992), a 1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GT (£24,0891), a 1980 BMW M1 (£331,589) and a 1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II Drophead Coupe by H.J. Mulliner (£20,4629).
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