How much did the most expensive car ever sold go for?

Money hard Data from 2022

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Answer in euros. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

The answer

$143,000,000

Roughly $143M.

A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé sold for €135 million in 2022, roughly $143 million. Only two were ever built. The proceeds went to a fund for environmental science scholarships.

Where this number comes from

Source RM Sotheby’s auction results
Figure refers to 2022
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