TOP PRICES FOR CLASSIC CARS AT RECORD-SETTING DOROTHEUM AUCTION

€1,067,000 for Mercedes Benz 300 SL at "Classic Cars" on 15 October 2016


Dorotheum’s 15 October 2016 classic cars auction excelled on all fronts. A head turner of a Mercedes - a red 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster -  achieved a staggering €1,067,000 Euro, the most ever paid for a classic car at Dorotheum. 

Among the many other great successes: a 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 S, which sold for €652,600, and a 1971 Porsche coupé, which achieved €238,200. Overall, the auction was Dorotheum’s most successful classic cars auction to date (92% sell-through rate).


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