Maradona’s Mercedes up for sale at Bonhams

The World Cup remains in full swing, so currently’s the best time to think of purchasing this Mercedes-Benz when had by Argentine football tale Diego Maradona. The Hand of God wheeled this Signal Red 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0 available at Bonhams Paris public auction on February 2, 2023 with an estimated list price of EUR150,000-200,000 ($157,660– $210,214). Maradona led Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup and was called the FIFA Player of the 20th Century.

1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0

1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0 Maradona got the brand-new Mercedes as a present from a team of prominent fans while playing for his very first expert group, Club Atlético Boca Juniors of Buenos Aires. The 450SLC existed to him by Formula 1 tale Juan Manuel Fangio, that possessed the only official Mercedes dealer in Argentina at the time.

1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0

1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0 At 816 produced, the 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC was a homologation special to get approved for the World Rally Championship. This four-seater grand tourer coupé has light-weight light weight aluminum panels and also an all-aluminum engine to keep weight down. The 5.0-liter V8 engine created a factory-rated 240 hp when brand-new and also pushed the 450SLC to a full throttle of 209 km/h (130 miles per hour). This example has a console-shifted manual transmission.

“With the World Cup match between Argentina as well as Mexico occurring this weekend, we are happy to introduce that we will certainly be supplying this outstanding motor auto– and item of sporting memorabilia– belonging to Maradona, that led his national group to World Cup victory in Mexico in 1986,” Philip Kantor, International Chairman, Bonhams Motoring, stated. “We make sure that the SLC will rack up highly at the rostrum in Paris.”

After Maradona’s ownership, the Mercedes wound up in private collections throughout Argentina as well as was after that imported to the U.S. It has 62,000 kilometres (38,000 miles) considering that new as well as was properly restored.

In 2021, Bonhams sold a 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Type 964 ‘Works Turbo Look’ Cabriolet possessed by Maradona for EUR483,000 ($592,124).

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