CLK GTR Mercedes-Benz

Now after 10 years ago the factory of Affalterbach (Stuttgart) have left 25 unique units Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, authentic a super-sport one constructed to fulfill the requirements of homologation ENTRUSTS of it like GT, doing that the spectacular designed vehicle to fly in the circuits in the GT championship could circulate legally around the street.

Of those 25 units, 5 became to convertibles, thanks to HWA, the company of one of the cofounders of AMG. One was not really about a convertible to the use, but super-sport with detachable ceiling a type Targa with slight changes with respect to the version coupé, concretely back pillars of security and a new aileron very similar to the used one in the competition model.

Only a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster had been constructed with the steering wheel to the right, to lead by the left like in the United Kingdom, this one was ordered by sultan Hassanal Bolkiah de Brunei. At the time it cost 1.3 million Euros, burrada yes, but still more donkey was (or they were) its proprietors who never had the pleasure to pilot their machine, in fact in its speedometers are only appraised 34 km that were realized in diverse passages since it left the factory until it was given to his first proprietor.

Curiosities of the destiny, that unit at the moment is in London into the hands of the house of auctions RM Auctions and Sotheby, since in next the day it will be auctioned by a price that is considered in 600.000€, although knowing what happens in these cases that if knows it will monopolize the attention of wealthy collectors and it will be sold by much more.

In order to do an idea to us, days ago the same house of bets sold a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR with body coupe, that at the time cost 1.3 million Euros, by the reasonable price of 430.000€.