The World Cup is in full swing, so now’s the ideal time to think about purchasing this Mercedes-Benz once owned by Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. The Hand of God rolled this Signal Red 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0 offered at Bonhams Paris 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 as well as was named the FIFA Player of the 20th Century.
“With the World Cup suit between Argentina and also Mexico occurring this weekend, we are thrilled to reveal that we will certainly be supplying this remarkable electric motor car– as well as piece of showing off souvenirs– belonging to Maradona, that led his nationwide group to World Cup success in Mexico in 1986,” Philip Kantor, International Chairman, Bonhams Motoring, claimed. “We make sure that the SLC will score extremely at the rostrum in Paris.”
After Maradona’s ownership, the Mercedes ended up secretive collections throughout Argentina and was after that imported to the U.S. It has 62,000 kilometres (38,000 miles) given that new and also was skillfully recovered.
In 2021, Bonhams sold a 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Type 964 ‘Works Turbo Look’ Cabriolet had by Maradona for EUR483,000 ($592,124).
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