Scale Model of a 1954-1955 Mercedes Benz Grand Prix Rennwagen
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Mercedes-Benz competed in the 1954 and 1955 Formula One seasons with the W196 race car. With drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, the car won 9 of the 12 races it entered and helped Fangio earn the World Drivers' Championship in both seasons. Mercedes-Benz built the W196 in both closed- and open-wheel forms. This model represents the closed-wheel version.
Mercedes-Benz competed in the 1954 and 1955 Formula One seasons with the W196 race car. With drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, the car won 9 of the 12 races it entered and helped Fangio earn the World Drivers' Championship in both seasons. Mercedes-Benz built the W196 in both closed- and open-wheel forms. This model represents the closed-wheel version.
Artifact
Model Car
Date Made
1960-1980
Subject Date
1954-1955
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.1.1734.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of William L. Mitchell.
Material
Pewter (Tin alloy)
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 14 in
Inscriptions
Éngraved gold plate at front of base: Mercedes Benz Grand Prix Rennwagen model Gebaut Nach der Formel I 1954 und 1955 On car hubs & center grille: Mercedes emblem
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