Noted auction house Bonhams will be auctioning the iconic 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 F1 GP car at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2.5-litre straight-eight car was driven by five-times world champion Juan Manuel Fangio and is also the first open-bodied post war Merc to ever win a F1 GP.
Robert Brooks, chairman of Bonhams and handling the sale of the Mercedes-Benz, comments, “My motoring auction career spans five decades and I have been privileged to have handled some of the world’s most desirable and important motor cars. To handle the sale of this legendary W196 Grand Prix car – the only one out of captivity– could well be the pinnacle. Our Goodwood Festival of Speed auction is shaping up to even eclipse the record breaking sale of last year.”
Noted auction house Bonhams will be auctioning the iconic 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 F1 GP car at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2.5-litre straight-eight car was driven by five-times world champion Juan Manuel Fangio and is also the first open-bodied post war Merc to ever win a F1 GP.
Robert Brooks, chairman of Bonhams and handling the sale of the Mercedes-Benz, comments, “My motoring auction career spans five decades and I have been privileged to have handled some of the world’s most desirable and important motor cars. To handle the sale of this legendary W196 Grand Prix car – the only one out of captivity– could well be the pinnacle. Our Goodwood Festival of Speed auction is shaping up to even eclipse the record breaking sale of last year.”
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