This 1903 Mercedes-Simplex 60HP “Roi des Belges” just became the most expensive pre-1930s antique car sold on auction after fetching a whopping $12.1m at Gooding & Company’s Amelia Island sale last weekend. In 1903, Wilhelm Maybach introduced the Mercedes-Simplex 60 HP as a modified and more comfortable version of his Mercedes 35 HP from 1901.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gooding & Company This car was owned by British businessman Alfred Harmsworth , also known as Viscount Northcliffe, who founded The Daily Mail. An automobile aficionado, Harmsworth was among the very first to place an order for the new 60 HP model upon introduction, and this 1903 Mercedes-Simplex 60 HP ‘Roi des Belges’ was one of his favourite cars, which he used to drive around Europe.
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