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!
1950 Talbot Lago T26GS: Retired, 1951 Le Mans | 1950 Ferrari 166 F2 : Retired, 1950 GP of Modena | 1951 Alfa Romeo 159: 1st place, 1951 Spanish GP. | 1951 Alfa Romeo 159: 1st place, 1951 Spanish GP. |
1951 Alfa Romeo 159: 1st place, 1951 Spanish GP. | 1951 - The first of Fangio's World Drivers Championships. |
1953 Alfa Romeo 6C/3000: Retired, 1953 Le Mans. |
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 - The third of Fangio's World Drivers Championships |
1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: 1st place, 1955 Swedish GP | 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: Withdrawn, 1955 Le Mans | 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: Withdrawn, 1955 Le Mans. |
1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: 2nd place, 1955 Mille Miglia. | 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: 2nd place, 1955 Mille Miglia. | 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR: 2nd place, 1955 Targa Florio. |
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. |
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. |
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
GREAT AUTOMOTIVE MAKES & RACING TEAMS:
AMERICAN:
CHAPARRAL
CHEVROLET & GM POWER
COBRAS & DAYTONAS - SHELBY CARS
CUNNINGHAM EQUIPE - THE CARS OF BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM
FORD POWER: GT40's, MUSTANGS & MORE
MISC. AMERICAN MADE
BRITISH:
ASTON MARTIN RACE & PRODUCTION
AUSTIN HEALEY & HEALEY
BRABHAM F! & SPORTS CARS
BRM F1 & SPORTS CARS
LOLA SPORTS RACING CARS
LOTUS F1, RACE & PRODUCTION
McLAREN RACING & PRODUCTION CARS
MG CARS - RACING & PRODUCTION
TRIUMPH RACE & PRODUCTION CARS
MISC. BRITISH MADE
FRENCH:
BUGATTI
FRENCH MADE
GERMAN:
AUDI RACING
BMW RACE & PRODUCTION
MERCEDES BENZ RACE & PRODUCTION
MISC. GERMAN & SWEDISH MADE
ITALIAN:
ABARTH RACING
ALFA ROMEO RACE & PRODUCTION
LANCIA RACE & PRODUCTION
MASERATI RACE & PRODUCTION
MISC. ITALIAN & SPANISH MADE
JAPANESE:
DATSUN/NISSAN RACING
TOYOTA RACE & PRODUCTION CARS
MISC. JAPAN, ASIAN & AUSTRALIAN MADE
LAND SPEED AND ENDURANCE RECORD CARS
THE TRIPLE CROWN OF ENDURANCE RACES:
THE 24 HOURS of LE MANS 100 YEARS - 1923-2023
THE 12 Hours of SEBRING WINNERS
THE 24 HOURS of DAYTONA WINNERS
DRIVER TRIBUTES:
THE OLD IRISH RACING HALL OF FAME
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO TRIBUTE
STIRLING MOSS TRIBUTE
WORLD DRIVER & CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONS 1950 - 1985
PLAY BALL! - IT'S BASEBALL TIME:
A TRIBUTE TO BOYHOOD HEROES AND MY DAD
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