The World Cup remains in full swing, so now’s the ideal time to think of acquiring this Mercedes-Benz when had by Argentine football legend 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 sale price of EUR150,000-200,000 ($157,660– $210,214). Maradona led Argentina to success at the 1986 World Cup as well as was called the FIFA Player of the 20th Century.
“With the World Cup suit between Argentina as well as Mexico happening this weekend, we are happy to introduce that we will certainly be using this exceptional motor car– and also piece of showing off souvenirs– coming from Maradona, who led his national group to World Cup triumph in Mexico in 1986,” Philip Kantor, International Chairman, Bonhams Motoring, claimed. “We are sure that the SLC will certainly score highly at the rostrum in Paris.”
After Maradona’s possession, the Mercedes ended up in private collections throughout Argentina and also was after that imported to the U.S. It has 62,000 kms (38,000 miles) considering that brand-new as well as was expertly recovered.
In 2021, Bonhams sold a 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Type 964 ‘Works Turbo Look’ Cabriolet possessed by Maradona for EUR483,000 ($592,124).