1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen
The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen, chassis 00009/54, is one of the most significant grand prix cars of the post-war era. Designed under Rudolf Uhlenhaut's direction and raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss during Mercedes-Benz's celebrated return to Formula One, it later passed to Tony Hulman, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Powered by the revolutionary desmodromic M 196 straight-eight with direct fuel injection, it represents the pinnacle of 1950s German racing engineering.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €51,155,000 (≈ $56.27M)
- 1954 →Factory deliveryMercedes-Benz Rennabteilung (works racing team)partial documentation
Built as a factory works entry under Rudolf Uhlenhaut's engineering direction; used by the official Mercedes-Benz grand prix programme.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
No maintenance or restoration records.
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