The Mercedes 150 PS Brookland Rennwagen sports car is equipped with a massive 17.3 liter engine and is capable of reaching a speed of 175 km/h. He competed successfully in mountain races in 1908-1909.
In the USA, a 1908 Mercedes 150 PS Brookland Rennwagen was auctioned at RM Sotheby’s. They plan to fetch between $7 million and $9 million for the vintage race car. The car was announced on the auction house’s website.
Only three of these sports Mercedes were built, and they were real beasts. The car is equipped with a huge engine of 17.3 liters, 150 horsepower, only four cylinders. The car was named Brookland because it reached 175 km/h on the British oval at Brooklands. Most planes were slower back then.
Otto Salzer won the mountain races in Semmering, Austria, in 1908 and 1909 with this Mercedes 150 PS. Additionally, Camille Genazzi placed third at the prestigious Champion du Monde competition in Belgium.
The car was later sold to Australia and raced there in 1911. After completing her career, Mercedes Brookland was stored in private collections and moved to the USA in the 50s.
Since 1964, the Mercedes 150 PS sports car has been exhibited in the automobile museum at the track in Indianapolis. Now he is selling part of the collection, and among these lots is a more special Mercedes car for $ 55 million.
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Source: Focus
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