The 1955 Le Mans race drew enormous crowds due to the fierce competition among three leading automakers: Ferrari, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz. Each manufacturer brought powerful, cutting-edge cars ...
Infamous Le Mans 1955 Austin-Healey 100S Prototype sold for $1.3 million [w/video] Motorsports has had plenty of dark days in its history, but few compare to the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans.
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Saturday, making it the most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold and the second most expensive car of all ...
The 1954 example, piloted by Stirling Moss to 172.97 mph on the race’s Mulsanne Straight, will be sold through Broad Arrow ...
Mercedes W196 R Stromlinienwagen, once raced by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss, has sold for a ...
A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 ...
A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955. 300.000 spectators are watching from the sidelines. It is 6:00 PM when Pierre Levegh's car ploughs into the spectator stands, scattering the crowd with his car ...
Movie"At 6.26 pm, June 11th 1955, the world of playboy racers and their exotic cars exploded in a devastating fireball." Three years in the making in conjunction with the BBC. Using never seen ...
A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 ...