History is priceless only if no one can afford it or it's not for sale. The first publicly-available 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at auction on Saturday after ...
The car in this feature hails from the Phoenix area by way of Southern California, but its true heritage lies further afield.
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