Record £19.6m for Formula 1 legend Juan Fangio’s winning car
THIS vintage Formula 1 car driven by racing legend Juan Fangio yesterday became the most expensive vehicle ever sold at auction.
The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196, which spent decades in a warehouse, went for £19.6million at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex. The Argentinian drove it that year to clinch the World Championship.
James Knight, of auctioneers Bonhams, said: “We always knew it was an important car.”