A streamlined Mercedes raced by F1 legends has smashed the auction record with an eye-watering price tag.
It has smashed the record for a grand prix car selling at auction. The previous record was another ex-Fangio Mercedes W196 from 1954 which went under the hammer for £19.6m at Goodwood in 2013.
Five-time world champion Fangio won the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix in the W196 R, while Moss set the fastest lap at an average speed of 134mph in the car at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza the same year. Moss retired after the feat. "It's a beautiful car, it's a very historic car, it's just a little bit outside our scope window," curator Jason Vansickle said.
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