The 'Uhlenhaut coupe' hasn't just moved the needle, it's broken the pin at the 8,000rpm limiter. This 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR - only two of which were made - sold for a jaw-dropping
In 1986, just 194 Capri ASC McLaren convertibles were built. Automotive designer Peter Muscat created the design concept for the ASC Capri convertible. Mercury re-designed the rear windshield of the Capri in 1983, giving it a compound-curve bubble-back piece of safety glass. This made the car still more distinct from the Mustang. Once the original run of McLaren Mercedes SLR's were finished, and the special edition 722S's had also sold through, McLaren got together with Mercedes once more. This time, however, McLaren Special Operations were given free reign to develop their own edition of the SLR. The production of the SLR McLaren 722 ceased in 2008 when the partnership between McLaren and Mercedes-Benz ended. The car remains a highly coveted collector's item, with some units fetching millions of dollars at auction. the SLR McLaren 722 was a rare and remarkable supercar that represented the pinnacle of automotive engineering and design.Yet the Uhlenhaut coupé is an SLR too, made at the same time as part of the same run of ten cars. Few industry veterans saw that coming. Most assumed the two coupés were sacrosanct to Mercedes, and would never find their way onto the market. Of the pair, chassis 0007/55 sports blue upholstery and is a permanent exhibit at the Mercedes museum
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