Chassis 189437 or 'Wagen 7' was originally built for Rudolf Caracciola's aborted Indy 500 venture. It finally made its debut in July of 1938 when Dick Seaman drove Wagen 7 to victory in the all-important German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. The talented English driver >>>
|
The pictured chassis 189441 or 'car 11' was unusual in that it was used predominantly as a hillclimb and record breaker before the War. It was only turned into Grand Prix specification after the War. Juan Manuel Fangio drove it to third in one of the Argentinean races. It wa>>>
|
The fifteenth and final Mercedes-Benz W154 constructed was first raced by Manfred von Brauchitsch during the 1939 Belgrade Grand Prix. He finished second behind Tazio Nuvolari in the Auto Union. On that very day France and Great Britain declared war upon Germany, bringing al>>>
|
