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Fangio's Mercedes W196 sold for £17.5m


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#1 pRy

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Posted 12 July 2013 - 17:48

The Mercedes W196 car driven by Fangio to two victories in 1954 sold today for £17.5 million at auction.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...sussex-23275089

Wonder who the buy was and if they have any links to F1? Impressive amount of money.

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#2 spacekid

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Posted 12 July 2013 - 17:49

I hope it gets driven. I know these cars are precious, but I also think cars are made to be driven and not sit in private collections or museums.

#3 Gilles4Ever

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Posted 12 July 2013 - 17:56

This is being discussed in TNF http://forums.autosp...howtopic=182902