Outrageously Expensive Cars That Will Make Your Jaw Drop

1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster – $11,770,000

Known as the Von Krieger Special Roadster after the German baroness who owned it, this Mercedes is expected to bring at least $10 million and could break the $16.4-million record for any auto sold at auction when it goes on the block after the Concours d’Elegance car show at Pebble Beach. Experts have dubbed the car the automotive equivalent of a coveted Picasso painting

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