A Mercedes-Benz, dubbed “the Mona Lisa of cars” has become the most expensive automobile ever sold after a British expert brokered a secret invitation-only auction.
The 300 SLR Coupé, modelled on the racecar that Sir Stirling Moss broke the Mille Miglia record in, sold for €135 million (£115 million).
Simon Kidston, a British expert and dealer based in Switzerland, spent 18 months lobbying Mercedes on behalf of a client to hold the sale.
