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Author:   Anthony Pritchard
Publisher:   J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Imprint:   J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   1.860kg
ISBN:  

9781844259434

ISBN 10:   1844259439
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   25 August 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

The reconstruction of the team, rebuilding after the destruction of the Stuttgart factory by Allied bombing. The development and racing history of the 300SL Gullwing of 1952-3, including victory at Le Mans in 1952 and the story of the Carrera Panamericana race. The factory thinking behind the evolution of the W196 Formula 1 cars and the 300 SLR sports racing cars. A race-by-race account of the 1954 and 1955 racing seasons, including full entry lists, starting grids and results, with details of retirements, for each Formula 1 race. Rare period photographs, some previously unpublished, include images taken by Denis Jenkinson for Motor Sport magazine at the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix and in the 1955 Mille Miglia. Supported by full access to Mercedez-Benz archives of photographs, data and technical information. Published ahead of the 100th anniversary of Fangio's birth (24 June 1911).

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Anthony Pritchard, a well-known and highly regarded motorsport historian, is the author of a number of successful Haynes books including race histories of Aston Martin, Lotus, Maserati, Porsche and the Mille Miglia, as well as the well-received Silver Arrows in Camera.

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