Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The 1923 Mercedes-Benz Type 122 Indianapolis Racer being offered through RM Sotheby’s on November 23.
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s Piloted by the automaker’s chief engineer and lead driver, Max Sailer, and his young nephew Karl, No. 15 finished eighth overall at the 1923 Indy 500.
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The car retains its original 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine mated to the original gearbox.
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Image Credit: Courtesy of owner A period photo of Karl Sailer in the cockpit of the 1923 Indy racer now coming to auction.
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The car was also owned by the former head of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone.
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s What adds further to the vehicle’s provenance is that the Type 122 was the brainchild of Paul Daimler, the legendary designer and son of company founder Gottlieb Daimler.
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s This is one of only two original-specification Type 122 Indianapolis Racer examples known to have survived.
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s In 1996, a German construction entrepreneur, Dieter Aumann, purchased the car from former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone for roughly $2.1 million at the time.
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Image Credit: Remi Dargegen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The car carries a high-end estimate of more than $5.3 million.
