1955 Mercedes-Benz sells for £3M

THIS rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL luxury car has been sold for a staggering £3 million at an auction in Arizona.

he vintage 300SL is a genuine all-aluminium mint condition example.Mercedes produced about 1,400 300SL coupes between 1954 to 1957, with only 29 of them dressed in aluminium. Event organizers had expected a sale price of £1.5-£2 million.