Mail 創立者's vintage Mercedes sells for a 記録，記録的な／記録する £9.5 million - the most expensive antique 乗り物 ever auctioned
- Mercedes Simplex 60 HP was built for Daily Mail 創立者 Alfred Harmsworth
- 121-year-old vintage car 始める，決める a 記録，記録的な／記録する for priciest pre-1930s モーター sold at auction?
An ultra-rare Mercedes considered the world's first supercar has become the most expensive antique モーター ever auctioned, after selling for £9.5million.
The 121-year-old Mercedes-Simplex 60 HP 始める，決める a world 記録，記録的な／記録する for the most 価値のある pre-1930s car ever sold when it went under the 大打撃を与える earlier this month in Florida, US.
The vintage モーター - built for Daily Mail 創立者 Alfred Harmsworth - fetched $12.1million, also making it the first antique car to より勝る $10million (£7.9m).
A 121-year-old Mercedes Simplex 60 HP 始める，決める a 記録，記録的な／記録する for the most fetched for a pre-1930s car when it was sold earlier this month
The Mercedes was the fastest 生産／産物 car of its time and could reach 速度(を上げる）s of 80mph. It was built in 1903 and is one of only five known 生き残るing examples.
It was sold by classic car specialists Gooding and Company's Amelia Island Auctions. The sale was 行為／行うd by British auctioneer TV personality Charlie Ross, who has appeared on programmes such as of 取引 追跡（する）, Antiques Road Trip and Flog It.
He said: 'It was a real thrill to be on the rostrum for such an iconic piece of モーターing history.
'The marquee was packed and the bidding started at $5million (£3.9m), 速く moving through the gears to $10million (£7.9m).
'It then became a two-way 戦う／戦い which ended with the 大打撃を与える 落ちるing at a breathtaking $11million (£8.6m) - yet another world 記録，記録的な／記録する for Gooding and Company.'
The vintage モーター was sold for $12.1million and is the first antique car to より勝る $10million
It was built for the Daily Mail 創立者 Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, in 1903
The final price, 含むing 料金s, was $12.1million - （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the previous 記録，記録的な／記録する for a pre-1930s car of £7.2million, which was paid in 2022 for a 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C 'Tulipwood' Torpedo.
Alfred Harmsworth, who became the first Viscount Northcliffe, and his brother Harold, who became the first Viscount Rothermere, 開始する，打ち上げるd the Daily Mail in 1896. 同様に as 開拓するing popular journalism, Alfred was also a trailblazer for モーター cars.
In 1900, he 支援するd the 王室の Automobile Club's 1,000 Miles 裁判，公判 and also built up a car collection at his Surrey home.
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