Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster

RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's enjoyed outstanding success at their inaugural London sale. 85 cars were sold in London's Battersea Park in an exciting seven-hour auction, including a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster from the Bernie Ecclestone collection, which achieved a staggering £3,967 million, making it the star lot of the sale and one of the most expensive Mercedes-Benz road-going cars ever sold at auction.

The star of the auction was undoubtedly the 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster from the Bernie Ecclestone collection, which was raised 15 feet in the air to dramatic music, and finally coming to rest above the auctioneer. Following a fierce round of bidding in a room stunned into absolute silence, the bidding stopped at a staggering £3.967 million.