{"id":33190,"date":"2017-05-24T03:52:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T07:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/bonhams-auctions-mercedes-benz-300sl-for-over-a-million-in-belgium\/"},"modified":"2017-05-24T03:52:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T07:52:12","slug":"bonhams-auctions-mercedes-benz-300sl-for-over-a-million-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/bonhams-auctions-mercedes-benz-300sl-for-over-a-million-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonham\u2019s auctions Mercedes Benz 300SL for over a million in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"66.6666666667\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Mercedes-Benz has long been a classic car favourite, boasting sleek lines and finishes that are iconic even today. In true classic car fashion, a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster fetched an astonishing \u20ac1,127,000 at a recent Bonhams auction held alongside the Spa-Classic meeting at the Spa-Francorchamps motor racing circuit in Belgium. Originally estimated at \u20ac600,000 to \u20ac800,000, it is the only model to have broken the \u20ac1 million mark.<\/p>\n<p>The 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster was part of a prestigious collection of 12 cars recently discovered in a Swiss ch\u00e2teau. All of the models were snapped up, for a total of more than two million euros. As well as the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, the collection included a 1969 Maserati Ghibli SS 4.9-Litre Coup\u00e9 (which sold for \u20ac174,800), a 1980 Aston Martin V8 Volante Convertible (\u20ac172,500) and a 1933 Rolls-Royce 40\/50hp Phantom II Roadster (\u20ac111,550).<\/p>\n<p>Of all the lots in the sale, Porsche models reached particularly dizzying heights, with sales including a 1958 356A Super Speedster (\u20ac322,000), a 1989 911 3.2-Litre Speedster (\u20ac280,000) and a 1993 911 Turbo 3.6-Litre Type 964 Coup\u00e9 (\u20ac195,500). A few Ferraris\u00a0also changed hands, including a 2006 575 Superamerica F1 (\u20ac293,250) and a 1996 F355 Challenge Coup\u00e9 (\u20ac158,500).<\/p>\n<p>The next Bonhams car auction will be held at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, June 30, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxuo.com\/motoring\/automobile\/bonhams-auctions-mercedes-benz-300sl-for-over-a-million-in-belgium.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mercedes-Benz has long been a classic car favourite, boasting sleek lines and finishes that are iconic even today. In true classic car fashion, a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster fetched an astonishing \u20ac1,127,000 at a recent Bonhams auction held alongside the Spa-Classic meeting at the Spa-Francorchamps motor racing circuit in Belgium. Originally estimated at \u20ac600,000 to \u20ac800,000, it is the only model to have broken the \u20ac1 million mark. 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