The World Cup remains in full swing, so currently’s the excellent time to think about buying this Mercedes-Benz when possessed by Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. The Hand of God wheeled this Signal Red 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0 available at Bonhams Paris auction on February 2, 2023 with a projected sale price of EUR150,000-200,000 ($157,660– $210,214). Maradona led Argentina to triumph at the 1986 World Cup and was called the FIFA Player of the 20th Century.
“With the World Cup suit between Argentina and also Mexico occurring this weekend, we are pleased to announce that we will be providing this outstanding electric motor car– and also item of showing off souvenirs– belonging to Maradona, who led his national team to World Cup success in Mexico in 1986,” Philip Kantor, International Chairman, Bonhams Motoring, claimed. “We are sure that the SLC will certainly rack up very at the rostrum in Paris.”
After Maradona’s ownership, the Mercedes wound up secretive collections throughout Argentina and also was after that imported to the U.S. It has 62,000 kms (38,000 miles) since new and was skillfully restored.
In 2021, Bonhams marketed a 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Type 964 ‘Works Turbo Look’ Cabriolet possessed by Maradona for EUR483,000 ($592,124).
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