The World's Most Expensive Car | 300 SLR
2021 ж. 15 Қыр.
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This is the World's most expensive car. Yes, literally the number 1 most expensive car in the world. This car is worth over $100 Million and it is the 1955 Mercedes 300SLR, some experts have even valued the Mercedes at $300 Million.
Only 2 of these Mercedes SLRs exist in the world. Both cars are owned by Mercedes and have never been put up for sale.
The car now sold for (135m EUR) $143,000,000 on May 5th 2022
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What a beast! I`m 60 years old, born about 10km in distance to this „secret place“. My Grandpa worked his whole life „beim Daimler“, his first boss was Rudolf Uhlenhaut. He told us all the stories about this great engineer and their dominance in racing. Thanks for this nice video reminding me to my hometown and childhood.
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i suppose this secret please is in Munich or Frankfurt?
@@quadsis5569 Neither, Stuttgart
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Just got sold for 143 million ! I can't believe they let her touch it. Only one left at Mercedes museum.
She decreased the value about a few millions by that
@@haseigel7021 agreed. I cringed so hard when she touched it.
Why does a person waste 143 million for that trash? Do more charity!
Who bought it?
@@TvojaMAMA77 Bought by Simon Kidston on behalf of an unnamed client.
Wow. 290KM/H in 1955 is insane.
yeah thats crazy, also the F1 cars in the 60's. too fast without a downforce ! thats crazy dangerous
I'm 72 and when I was 10 my father let me drive his 300 SL. WOW!!! What a great experience.
I love how casual the simple german Mercedes-mechanic Uwe handles it like any machine.
and i will point out, how easy he went in the car...and he took of his shoes
because it is just a machine
pure German guy, sits in perfection and really makes no big deal out of it
I assume he's the mechanic who does all of the maintenance and repairs on it. Given that it doesn't have a real individual owner, he's probably the most familiar with the car out of anyone in the world.
He looks like a super bad ass character in a movie or anime where super classy people need to get something done and this is the guy that the underworld brought in lmao
the mechanic's a legend for taking his shoes off before climbing around in a priceless car
Dont wanna know what that cloth costs. He was a big guy, only makes sence.
Yeah i feel like that car demands that respect.
But if u payed attention when he drove the car he was wearing shoes
Dafuq dude ofc its worth fuckin 135 mio . German masterpiece
Good he didn't smash his head on the door at least
One reason for the end of the program was the accident at Le Mans. Pierre Levegh's 300 SLR hit another car from behind on the pit straight (the other car was avoiding Mike Hawthorne's Jaguar) and was launched into the crowd at about 150 mph. No safety barriers in those days. Levegh and over 80 spectators were killed.
80? HOLY hell that is a lot of people. On the paper it seems a small number, but 80 people means the car ploughed thru the crowd at least 20 meters long
@@NomadUrpagi Remember that magnesium bodywork? Yeah. Apparently nobody was equipped to deal with a metal fire.
An incredible machine from a bygone era. It made my day at 5:00am. Wonderful to see automotive/racing history preserved for the next generation of enthusiasts!
Blondie: "Can you imagine driving 290 km/h with no seatbelts?" Me: Motorcycles...
Lol 😂
LMAO .... =)
👍exactly.
Yeah, relatively easily on almost any modern superbike. And they'll also get there much more quickly. The top speed of Japanese road bikes is restricted to 300kph by the use of limiters and/or gearing. That doesn't mean they can't be derestricted, which is something that is necessary for racing. But yea, 300kph is relatively easy to hit on a superbike. I've certainly seen it on the clock on a couple of bikes, though I know that they'd probably have been shy of that real speed by close to 20kph or so. Never really felt the need to go faster, 'cos you're approaching other vehicles at some very significant speeds.
Blondie: Can you imagine driving 290 km/h with no seatbelts? Me: well no but I can remember my 340kpH run in H2R with no seatbelt.
secret location *sees classic center* googles classic center mercedes germany finds said location
So now we need the Professor :D
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Sir yes Sir
Elementary my dear Watson
Yes that Not Secret Location! I see did!
Uwe drove with the reverse gate open. What a beast! :D
As a "circumferentially-challenged" individual myself, I find it very gratifying that the healthy and obviously very talented mechanic get to drive this machine. More power to him!
You mean fat ?
No
Mercedes will always be a classic.
That's so true
Todays mercedes aren't that classic. they're just A4 (is what i mean by normal families with babies not audi A4) im not stupid cars for normal familes with babies and wife and husband and a normal job like a electrician or somethin
True.
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@@DranweRagetotem amg gt, amg one , s class coupe , c63 ,e63
As an old time Mercedes collector, I have seen many photos of this car, but this is the first time that I have ever heard what the engine sounds like. Thank you so much for this unique experience. We need more car you tubers to develop an interest in the great cars of the past. The new super cars are all so much alike compared to these exotic beasts.
I get why you'd say that ... but it's hyperbole imo. The "super-car" niche didn't exist in 1955 ... so that's probably why you feel the way you do.
they drove it in goodwood
"We are here in Germany in a secret location" - Literally Mercedes Benz Classic Center, a museum in Fellbach
That gear shifter is absolutely gorgeous. It must make a very distinctive clicking sound.
I was passed on the Autobahn A45 by one of those two cars back in the 1960s. I have no way of knowing whether it was Mr. Uhlenhaut behind the wheel, but I have always fantasized that it was and he was on a secret mission of some kind. Just remembering it 50 years later the sound of that exhaust gives me goosebumps today. Incredible machine. I had forgotten that it has 8 cylinders, unlike the W198.
That's crazy
I love this story and how it has stuck so vividly with you over the years.
And the "sound" of the engine was already "castrated". In order to obtain a road licence, Uhlenhaut had to have a silencer installed on his "company car" (the one with the blue interior), which was placed on the right-hand side outside the bodywork, thick, fat and grumpy (i.e. not nice at all).
Best sound I've ever heard. Incredible 😍
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I haven’t heard it yet
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@@aberamagold7509 thanks for the awareness
@@aberamagold7509 good looks man
Thanks for the in depth views on a legendary motorcar 👌🏼
The best video ever for real Mercedes-Benz fans.... ABSOLUTELY INSANE, LOVE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!!! Actually no one has made that much of action and demo of this masterpiece. Thank you VERY MUCH!
Rudolf Uhlenhaut was the engineer that designed the racing version of that car (convertible) and then the 300SL roadcars. He also designed that specific car, two were built and he took one of them as his daily driver. Mercedes owns both today. Some of most beautiful, elegant, ahead of their time machines ever built. Great video of something not often seen.
@tvjye - Technically, it is not a convertible, but a roadster. Convertibles have a top, this roadster has no top. No biggy, just an FYI.
sold today for 142 million
Yepp soild today to a private person/company for 142 million dollars. Most expensive car ever been sold. Last record was Ferrari 250 GTO from 1962, it was sold 3 times cheaper than this 300 SLR sold today for 142 million. Holy SHHHHHHHHHHHHHT!!
@@shahohehe "Three times cheaper?" Why not "sold at 1/3 the price?" Afraid people can't do the high-level math? LOL
@@ralphedelbach LMFAOO in my language that's how we say it and i just translated how i say it in myy brain, also who cares...
Watching things that we can't buy always gives a goosebumps 😶
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I think you should use positive affirmation instead of I can't. Nothing is impossible. Those having luxury cars weren't born with riches. Much love.
Especially when it sounds so good? he sound of this car would put any hypercar to shame.
I made a car from scratch in my garage... back in 1990s and won some local races with it. Costed me about 100 grand back then , now it's the only model in the whole world and i want to sell it for 500 milllion dollar.
Another reason why they don't use magnesium on racing cars anymore was because magnesium is extremely flammable, something that you don't want while racing at 150 MPH
What a beautiful piece of engineering, its light years ahead of its time, you can see why its so valuable.
What about the car though?!
@@skylined5534 it's a work of art, makes my cls amg look like an ordinary car.
@MrSimplesimon007 my friend, rest assured, the CLS is no ordinary Mercedes 👌
Insane, fabulous, speechless - t.h.a.t. noise! Can't wait to go to the Mercedes museum again. What a supercar.
Exhaust sounds like that are NOT NOISE!!!! that "sound" is epitomy of gearhead heaven
Its also the same year Merc that killed 84 people at Le Mans in the worst crash in motor racing history when it swerved and flew off into the crowd. THAT is the reason Mercedes pulled out of racing in 1955.
Mercedes 300 SL and Mercedes 300 SLR were produced only a few years after the end of the Long World War. Just amazing. Nowadays, 290 km/h is a high speed, and this car was produced 66 years ago. Unbelievable For me personally, the Mercedes 300 SL is the most beautiful car ever produced
Nothing beats old car great design!a little upgrade of the exhaust,engine,yeah,great car of the era and new era..honestly I really love this car...
7:36 If Super Mario was real
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Wow 5000km on clock in 67 years. Unbelievable The engine bay setup is pure genius.
in another 15000 km the first scheduled oil-change is due.
Very entertaining. I wish it could have gotten some track time with SB in the car to video the experience.
7:00 Magnesium burns very intensely. Mercedes had a big crash in Le Mans in 1955 with their race car flying into spectator stands and catching fire. That is why they stopped racing at the time.
True. While they finished the season, they stopped racing at the end of the season, (and the coupe version was intended to be raced in 1956, which never occurred.)
Yes I recall that accident it was horrific.
Purrs like a sabre tooth tiger.
I'm so glad Mercedes-Benz is not selling these. They're Priceless.
Omw this Mercedes is so special, love it!
Thank you for that incredible look into the past. A remarkable and stunning piece of automotive engineering. Sounds fantastic. The engine bay is a work of art. Holy Moly!!
Loving that red interior 😩🥵
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This one is actually not "the" Uhlenhaut coupe (with a blue interior), but the more commonly used one with the red interior. The Uhlenhaut coupe also has a wind deflector, which this car lacks.
Yo I haven't had teh tarik in like 4 years wtf
I really don't care about its price. Cars like this are priceless.
It’s like driving a nascar as a daily 😆😆
What a beautiful car! This needs to be stored in a bank vault with armed guards 24/7 and living quarters for the mechanic because it is SO RARE. How does anyone muster up the nerve to even drive this thing?
Awesome video Ms.Hirschi. It gave me the chills too know the worth! I've always been a Mercedes fan. And it was a pleasure to see this car.
Big Thanks Super Blondie for intro this special car i has ever seen! 🇲🇾😘
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that thing is wicked🔥🔥🔥🔥....like thats the idle...and when he pumped the gas💓💓💓💓💓
Thank you for the new video. So inspiring
More than half a century car, but drives and sounds like it was yesterday. How we all love it!
That cold startup is beautiful, unlike anything else I've ever been around, and I've been around some nice V8 cold startups.
It‘s Not a V 8 it’s a straight 8 in german „reihen 8 Zylinde“
@@fanti6092 I know, I just don’t know too many inline 8s, so I feel a v8 would be most comparable
I enjoy you and the videos you post are awesome
At first I was like, " how did someone get hearing damage driving for such low mileage?"....Car starts, Me: "yeah he'll be deafened from just one trip to the grocery store".
i've seen the roadster version on the german auto bahn, it looks so elegant!
Sounds like a Spitfire airplane firing. Wicked assed historic beast. Inline 8 WOW!
I want to hear this 24/7💪🏻 A music to my ears.
Vielen Dank Uwe(?) & Blondie! 👱♀️That sound was incredible - loud and awesome ❗As was the quick 'business trip' although, apparently it was from Munich to Stuttgart, 220 km, in just over an hour back then 😉 🚗🏎️💨 "Throwback Thursday: Mercedes 300SLR 'Uhlenhaut' Coupe"
Yeah, it's gorgeous, and sounds like an absolute beast, but man, that indicator switch! Now that's a satisfying thing to turn and click! Not some flimsy plastic stick, that's real metal and oldschool relays. I imagine all things are such fantastic little mechanical masterpieces in this car...
This is my dream car. I love everything about it. It’s classy, and sexy at the same time. It says speed and luxury at first glance. Mercedes Silver with the red leather is just perfect. Could you imagine driving this dream around?
Growing up the neighbors down the street had the 1955 SL Gullwing parked in their garage. This was in the 60's. Even then the car was mind blowing. I believe, the dad worked for Schwinn bicycles.
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The 100 million dollars are worth it because the car looks stunning even if it is 66 years old
Incredible! Just unbelievable! Thank you so much for showing us this automotive legend
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By far your best video yet SuperCar Blondie. 🇦🇺
By far her worst video ever.
An awesome car, love the straight eight and the seating position.
10:05 Frankfurt to Munich is around 400km on the Autobahn, if you beeline it is still around 350km. No way he did that in 1h .
The story actually states Munich to Stuttgart. Which makes more sense as that is only about 230 km away.
@@PaulJosephdeWerk yes, it is Stuttgart not Frankfurt
@@sambuzz8411 Yeah, but no one watches Blondie for factual car info.
@@930Tony If they did, they would also notice her calling the intake manifold the exhaust😀
7:13 no its because it catches on fire. And at quite a low temperature for a metal so constructing anything out of it is a very costly process, rather than its material cost being high.
This is in my hometown, my Grandfather actually was a security guard at this particular museum and we lived like 4 km down the road from there. I can't believe what I'm seeing here, this is absolutely nostalgic for me right now. I'm just lost for words...
Worlds most expensive car Jerry Seinfeld: I want to use it to go get coffee
Do you know WHY Mercedes pulled out of racing in 1955? You seemed to glossed over the fact that in 1955 the Mercedes 300SLR was involved in the Le Mans crash into the crowd killing 84 people.
A truly terrible accident and unbelivably, the race carried on to the end
@@bsimpson6204 I know. I get how much of a bummer it would be to bring this up in this video. But the way she glosses over it and talks about "Yay it won so many races and is wroth more because Mercedes stopped racing that year" makes it sound like its all some happy situation of events. I mean Mercedes made a monster of a car so dangerous it did something that to this day has not been as tragic in motor racing.
@@bsimpson6204 There was a very sound reason the race continued. If it had been stopped, 250,000 spectators would have clogged the roads around Le Mans, making it much more difficult for emergency medical vehicles to get to the hundreds of injured, as well as hindering their drive to the hospital. Even more people (injured) would have died.
@@gutz1981 it's funny and sad how every time there's a woman reviewing a car video everyone in the comments feels the need to fact-check her. She knows more about the car then probably. I've watch five people review this car and out of all those five people she had the most information and most facts about this car. One dude literally hopped in the car review in the car he didn't even know what the buttons were and what they meant. He had to use the owners manual. Yet nobody came in the comments fact-checking him and making him seem like he wasn't qualified.
Made of magnesium 🤯 if that car ever sets on fire that’ll be one expensive and spectacular show 🤣
Why do you think Mercedes stopped racing? Blondie is good, but she totally glossed over that in 1955 at Le Mans, the 300SLR was involved in the WORST crash in motor racing history when it swerved off and flew into the crowd disintegrating and killed 84 spectators and injuring 120. THAT is the reason Mercedes pulled out of motor racing in 1955. Kinda upset she glossed over that like it never happened.
@@gutz1981 Oh Wow I had no idea yeah she definitely glossed over that fact 😕
It’d be interesting to know how the magnesium body was assembled. You can’t weld magnesium for well known reasons. That’s why the Bugatti Atlantic used hundreds of rivets on pinched seams he cleverly incorporated as a design element. The Mercedes has no visible seams and looks like typical bodywork of the period. Be fun to know how they did that?
That was NOT the noise I expected. What a demon!
The sound is amazing
Thank You Alex. Finally a review of the car of my dreams!!!!
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You call this ugly car dream?
I'm so confused she clearly points to the intake and calls it an exhaust only to point out the external intake designed into the hood directly in front of the "exhaust"
sometimes the most expensive things won't bring comfort but the nostalgic memories attached to it.
Alex, thank you so much for showing us this beauty!!!!
I cast a spell to keep this channel always this entertaining, informative and so lovely... Keep up that enthusiasm and that content alive 🤠
What an amazing way it would have been to go deaf. Agree that this must be the world's pinnacle of expensive cars. Engineering,, style, rarity, and racing history, second to none.
I'd rather a 250 GTO personally but that car is beautiful
A wonderful, special treat -- I was smiling the entire time!!
ME TOO DUDE !! I LOVE IT
0:22 on repeat for the pronunciation of "Mercedes" love it!
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What an incredible car! I am happy to stand near his twin with the blue leather interieur in person roundabout 10 years ago. Only two built and a real dream. Forget all the plastic cars of Ferrari, Lambo and others. This is the real dream.
So the exhaust goes straight from the inlet manifold (@ 6:08) to the exhaust pipes!? I'm so glad I found this channel, insight that you won't find anywhere else!
Nope, she got that wrong. She was pointing to the air inlet and calling it an exhaust.
1955 Was also the car and year Mercedes was involved in the WORST crash in motor history when at Le Mans, when the 300SLR plowed into a crowd and injured 120 people and killed 84. That is when Mercedes pulled out of Le Mans racing after that.
Mercedes withdrew from ALL factory entered motorsports racing for some 34 years because of that horrific crash, not just Le Mans.
Le Mans is the hardest race in the World ... Porsche with 19 Victoris - Audi 13 Winn ... '' Made in Germany '' = quality
Damn I remember Sterling Moss (Late Formula car racer) used to drive this car. Unfortunately he is no more since 2020.
@Supercar Blondie I recieved a notification that you replied. Thanks for replying 🤩 Although Its not visible at my side but I read the message in it through notification ❤️
That was AMAZING!! Thank you guys!!!
“Look at this exhaust” *points at the intake plenum*
She's a beauty, but she is clearly no expert! Lol
Secret location - MB Classic center in Fellbach :) You can see at at 2:20
Nice! next we need Doug to review this car
You mean thiiisssss car...
Hopefully Doug will be more accurate in talking about its history and not ignore some harsh facts. Go look up what happened at Le Mans in 1955 with the 300SLR and you will see why Mercedes pulled out of racing.
And that right there is my No.1 favourite car of all time
verrrrrrrry nice vid, I had the pleasure to capture this one on the Mille Miglia years ago and its pure beatuy paired with beast-mode-sound. But: you definately got something wrong with Uhlenhauts drive which was NOT from Frankfurt to Munich - as this is about 400 km, it was Suttgart to Munich - about 220 km, and this he did in 1 hour. Also nice is the kind of fuel ,an Esso RD1 extra specific mixture with some critical ingredients. Well, at the end it remains: a superb beauty of a car and beast sound ;)
Imagine having a car SO loud, everytime you start 'er up, you break the sound barrier
😂
It doesn't start, it explodes. Had a big twin m/cycle once that was similar. It set off car alarms. I miss it so much!
They don't make engines sound like that this day ,nice video can't wait for the next one 😀
Very true, cars now have mufflers for that reason.
Uhlenhaut had a silencer box fitted to the side pipes because his neighbours were so irritated by the noise. What a legend he was.
Just one thing: Frankfurt- Munich can‘t be the distance he took: it‘s too far. You probably ment Stuttgart - Munich
That mechanic literally stomped on those seats and nearly cracked the steering wheel. I expect no less.
It’ll be fine, Mercedes where built well
And, this is by far the most beautiful car ever designed. The new one, the 300SLS AMG, is a nice shot at it, but doesnt come close. (I dont say BETTER, just more beautiful to me.)
"300 SLS AMG" Bruhhhh
Don’t bother with a comma if you’re not going to use accents. Trust me it makes you look bloody stupid, I mean even I’m overwhelmed by them because full stops and commas are very similar. Place them where you feel they’re needed and not when you don’t feel as if they are if you are an American though, put a comma after words like because and and. I’m from the uk so, it’s not in our language to do so. I completely understand and agree you though. But you may want to tell that guy you were saying the 300 SLR was what you were talking about.
Just letting you know that you shouldn’t overlook sentences like that, it makes you look thick He although He may have had some comma mistakes, was infact talking about the 300 SLR being better than the likes of the 300 SLS AMG in truth the 300 SLS AMG is faster but is not infact nicer looking than that beautiful thing. I’ve sent a friendly reminder to him as to make him remember not to put down too many full stops. Please look more closely next time.
@@user-cr9zh2vf7s When you mean my remark, You are talking gibberish. I am Dutch, but i can write in English without using a translation program. The only thing I do, is using comma's where I would do so in Dutch. It seems to be a huge bother to you. Maybe you should skip things that trouble you so much.
@@user-cr9zh2vf7s Please look more closely next time, I never said BETTER, i said "most beautiful". And that the AMG version came close to it (meaning the beautiful part)
Interesting is they took off the steering wheel before they start this beast up
I am not much of a car guy but I love history and ingenuity. Both of those come together in this fine piece of machinery. It is raw. Just raw power. No fancy lights and touchscreens, no sensor arrays made for satellites, no trunk - and no electric heating. You just let the motorheat in. That is raw.
I was about to ask what justifies a car to be that expensive but you know what,it is COMPLETELY justified. This is just radical, stories behind it make it more amazing.
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Supply and demand is all it is. If there's only 2 in existence like this it's practically priceless.
The Sound is incredible😍😍😍😍
Mercedes is surprisingly one of the best car companies in the world so many new innovations its actually insane
Absolute magnificence. The Uhlenhaut coupe is by & far the most impressive vehicle ever built. Mercedes -under Rudi's direction-took the chassis of the W196 Grand Prix car & put a gullwing body on it. This beast is still good for 200+ MPH. And it's ROAR-I got to hear a W196 at Long Beach in 1976 with Fangio driving it. Good thing Ewe told bonehead to get away from the exhaust-otherwise someone might have got a bit hot. And deaf. Sad to see Benz just auctioned it off.
@Steven Robinson - the top speed of the 300 SLR Coupe and roadster is a tick over 180mph, not even close to 200mph.