Fangio’s Mercedes-Benz W196 Up For Auction

The Mercedes-Benz W196 which Fangio drove on the way to the second of his five Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championships is heading to auction at Bonhams’ sale at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday the 12th …

Video: Salon Retromobile 2013

Held in Paris in early February each year, Salon Retromobile is one of the world’s great classic car shows.
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Video Documentary: Racing the Silver Arrows

Born out of the golden era of motor racing, and a turbulent period in world history, the Silver Arrows were technologically-advanced, innovative and dominant.
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Mercedes Benz 220SE Fintail In Competition

Three-car 220SE works team at the 1963 Acropolis Rally, which it dominated in the early 1960s. Image: Mercedes-Benz Classic
In this edition of our series of stories from the Shannons Club, we take a look at a …

Video: Tiff Drives a DTM Mercedes C Class

The 1994 DTM season was wrapped up handily by Klaus Ludwig, driving a Mercedes’ C-Class V6. In this clip Tiff Needell takes the championship winning machine for a run.
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The Magic Racing Car Models of Alistair Brookman

“My name is Alistair Brookman and I make 1:12 scale fully hand-built model Grand Prix Ferraris.”
From the humblest beginnings can come the most extraordinary things.

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Stunning Classics Head to 2012 Shannons Melbourne Summer Classic Auction

Shannons’ final auction of 2012 is coming up on the 26th of November, and it’s looking to close the year off with a bang.

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Video: Ten original Silver Arrows star at the 2012 Goodwood Revival

It took 20 years, however the Earl of March managed to get all of the Silver Arrows race cars from Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz to the 2012 Goodwood Revival.
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Photo Gallery & Report: Goodwood Celebrates a Record-Breaking 2012 Revival

The 2012 Goodwood Revival was held last weekend over the 14th to 16th of September and was, as always, a standout moment in the year of historic motorsport.
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Video Documentary: Round the ‘ring – Shell film starring Hermann Lang and W125 Mercedes

Strap in for this extraordinary Shell promotional film from 1962. The movie features Hermann Lang driving around the fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife in the fire breathing W125 Mercedes. Adding extra value is the narration by’62 World …

Photo of the day: Mercedes Benz W154

1939 Reims Grand Prix
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Video: Mercedes 300SL Gullwing – Poetry in Motion

Enjoy this heat warming story about one man’s determination to own and drive a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing.
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Photo of the Day: Mercedes W196 1954

Sometimes it’s not all glory.
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David Coulthard Breaks World Record: Catches Golf Ball in Mercedes-Benz SLS

Sometimes motorsport can get too wrapped up in the super serious search for slightly shaved seconds. It should be something exciting, something fun and something with a sense of pageantry, adventure, entertainment and even whimsy.
These …

Mercedes-Benz Racing Posters 1908-1955

Check out these amazing racing posters from Mercedes-Benz. All the special victories are celebrated from the 1908 French Grand Prix through to Fangio’s victories in 1955. Enjoy.
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