11 of the World’s ‘Most Desirable’ Cars from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Hit Sotheby’s Auction Block

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is partnering with Sotheby’s to auction a number of one-of-a-kind cars this fall.

A total of 11 cars are expected to hit the block, spanning different events later this year and next year in 2025. Though none of the classic cars have a direct connection to the Brickyard, as it is known, they are considered among some of the most desirable in the world.

Among the trove of historic cars is a 1954 Mercedes-Benz worth up to $70 million. The W196 Streamliner “Monza” was driven by Argentine race car driver Juan Manuel Fangio and British motorsports driver Stirling Moss in Buenos Aires in the ’50s. Moss subsequently drove the vehicle in the 1955 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, where he hit the fastest lap and earned one point in the World Drivers’ Championship that year.

Another car to be included is the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, chassis no. 5893, which was piloted by American motorsports driver Masten Gregory and German-born racing driver Jochen Rindt in the 1065 running of the 24 Hours of LE Mans.

The list also includes a 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II, chassis no. P/1032, a 1057 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP64, a 1906 Mercedes Brookland “Semmering Hill Climb”, a 1991 Benetton B191 Formula 1 Car, a 1907 Itala, a 1911 Laurin & Klement Racer The Sprit of America, a 1911 Mercedes 22/40 Touring, and a 1929 Bugatti Type 35C.

The auction, according to Sotheby’s, will benefit the care of its Indianapolis 500 and Speedway artifacts collection, which is “one of the most impressive collections of automotive history in the world”, with further details of the sale slated to be announced “in the coming weeks.”