Here are the cars in our collection which J.M. Fangio drove during his career. Five time World Champion in Formula One, driving for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz and Maserati. Fangio excelled in sports cars as well as grand prix cars. He is if not the best, one of the top two or three drivers ever to sit behind a wheel in motorsports competition. He is one of our racing heroes!
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1950 Talbot Lago T26GS: Retired, 1951 Le Mans | 1953 Lancia D24: 1st place, 1953 Carrera Panamericana. |
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1954 Mercedes Benz W196: 4th place 1954 GP of Britain. | 1954 - The second of Fangio's World Drivers Championships | 1954 Mercedes Benz W196: 1st place, 1954 Italian GP. |
1955 Mercedes Benz W196 STR: 1st place 1955 Italian GP. | 1955 Mercedes Benz W196: Retired, 1955 Monoco GP. | 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: Withdrawn, 1955 Le Mans. |
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1955 - The third of Fangio's World Drivers Championships | 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: 2nd place, 1955 Mille Miglia. |
1955 Ferrari D50: 1st place 1956 British GP. | 1956 Ferrari D50: 1st place 1956 GP of Germany. | 1955 Ferrari D50: 2nd place, 1956 Italian GP, car shared with Peter Collins. |
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1955 Ferrari D50: 4th place 1956 GP of Monaco. | 1956 - The fourth of Fangio's World Drivers Championships | 1955 Ferrari 860 Monza: 1st place 1956 12 hrs Sebring. |
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1957 Maserati 250F: 1st place, 1957 GP of Germany. | 1957 - The fifth of Fangio's World Drivers Championships |
Endurance racing and the demands it places on both man and machine have a particular fascination for me. Le Mans and Daytona, the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Sebring, Spa and the Dundrod TT are important statements on not only making a car fast, but making it go fast for a long ways. You will find many notable endurance race winners in our collection, with an emphasis on the grand prize, Le Mans. We start the tour with the Jaguar race cars from through the 1950's. Click on any image to see a larger image of that particular car in our collection.To go to another part of the collection, please select from one the links at the bottom of each page. These pages are always being revised, so bookmark this site ND visit often!Enjoy! Jerry Liudahl, Curator
THE SIGNATURE PROJECT & RACING DIORAMAS
THE TRIPLE CROWN OF ENDURANCE RACES:
THE 24 HOURS of LE MANS 1923-2019
THE 12 Hours of SEBRING WINNERS
THE 24 HOURS of DAYTONA WINNERS
GREAT AUTOMOTIVE MAKES:
ABARTH
ALFA ROMEO
ASTON MARTIN
AUDI
AUSTIN HEALEY & HEALEY
BMW
CHAPARRAL
CHEVROLET POWER
DATSUN/NISSAN
FORD POWER - GT40's, MUSTANGS, MIRAGE & MORE
LANCIA
LOLA SPORTS CARS
LOTUS
McLAREN
MASERATI
MERCEDES BENZ
MG CARS
SHELBY'S COBRAS, DAYTONAS, FORD GT40's & MUSTANGS
TOYOTA
TRIUMPH
RACING, RALLYE, SPORTS, GT & CLASSIC CARS
RACING SPORTS, GT & PROTOTYPE CARS 1945 to 1959
RACING SPORTS, GT & PROTOTYPE CARS 1960 to 1969
RACING SPORTS, GT & PROTOTYPE CARS 1970 to 1979
RACING SPORTS, GT & PROTOTYPE CARS 1980 to Current
LAND SPEED RECORD CARS
SPORTS. GT & TOURING CARS
VETERAN, CLASSIC & SPECIAL INTEREST CARS
DRIVER TRIBUTES:
THE OLD IRISH RACING HALL OF FAME
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO TRIBUTE
STIRLING MOSS TRIBUTE
DAN GURNEY TRIBUTE
JIM CLARK TRIBUTE
WORLD DRIVER & CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONS 1950 - 1985
GREAT RACING TEAMS:
BRUMOS RACING TEAM
CUNNINGHAM RACING TEAM
ECURIE ECOSSE
GROUP 44, Inc.
OLD IRISH AIR FORCE:
HISTORIC AIRCRAFT
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to display models in our collection as historically accurate as possible. While seeing a tobacco advert on a car gives me no more desire to go smoke than seeing a car makes me want to go
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