Yahoo Sports A 1923 Mercedes Type 122 Indianapolis Racer in Photos
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The 1923 Mercedes-Benz Type 122 Indianapolis Racer being offered through RM Sotheby’s on November 23.
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.
The car retains its original 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine mated to the original gearbox.
A period photo of Karl Sailer in the cockpit of the 1923 Indy racer now coming to auction.
The car was also owned by the former head of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone.
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.
This is one of only two original-specification Type 122 Indianapolis Racer examples known to have survived.
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.
The car carries a high-end estimate of more than $5.3 million.
