World's most expensive car: Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR sells for more than €135m

The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe is one of just two prototypes built by the German racing division

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe. Picture: Mercedes

The world's most expensive car, one of only two in existence, has been sold at auction for a blistering €135m.

The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe was sold to a "private collector" at a Southeby's invite-only auction held at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.