The Specialist | The Most Valuable Car in the World, with Gord Duff And Marcus Breitschwerdt

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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This is an episode of The Specialist, your weekly dose of wonder. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes of those that know it best. On this episode, the extraordinary story of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé — a car so rare and revered that few believed it would ever leave the Mercedes-Benz museum. Yet it went on to become the most expensive automobile in history. To tell this story to full effect, this episode will feature both Gord Duff, President of RM Sotheby’s in Blenheim, Ontario, and Marcus Breitschwerdt, Executive Vice President of Mercedes-Benz and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Heritage. Further details about the episode subject. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time. A bit of a different thing going on this week. You've been immature and you've lied. You've lied. And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me. I was trying to manipulate you. Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window. I know, I'd be like, are you joking? I don't know.
0:21.7	I guess you'd have to ask. Someone that has sex. Someone that has sex. Right. And remember,
0:27.5	it's just between us. Everybody. Hi. Um, um, Darrell and I have some news. We know it's only been
0:37.4	a couple of weeks, but we've decided to start an exciting new chapter.
0:41.4	Honestly, we never thought we'd be the time for people to do this, but we're going to become investors with Monzo.
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0:55.4	UK resident 18 plus tis and C supply.
0:57.4	Monzo current account required.
0:58.7	You could get back less than you invest.
1:00.9	Welcome to Intelligence Squared where Great Minds meet.
1:04.2	I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle.
1:06.5	Today, something a little different,
1:08.4	we're excited to share with you a hand-picked episode of a brand new series, The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared, in partnership
1:15.7	with Sotheby's.
1:16.8	We've all heard the stories of the record-breaking works, headline-grabbing auctions and moments
1:21.7	that shock the art world and beyond.
1:24.4	But have you ever wondered what's happening behind the scenes?
1:27.3	What goes into valuing a
1:28.3	masterpiece or who the people are really behind the gavel? The specialist brings you arts most
1:33.5	extraordinary stories, told by the experts who witnessed them in short episodes, perfect for
1:39.1	a weekend listen. Now, over to The Specialist. Not only is the vehicle incredible, one of those vehicles that we never thought would have ever had been sold or brought to auction,
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