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Description: OldBenz Merch oldbenz.creator-spring.com Patreon patreon.com/oldbenzclub 300 SL Roadster rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/fa22/the-fangio-300-sl-roadster/lots/r0001-1958-mercedes-benz-300-sl-roadster/1214099 Presented as a retirement gift to Fangio from Mercedes-Benz in 1958, this Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster is known to have been one of the driver’s favourite cars. Finished in Metallic Light Blue over a Cream leather interior, the slender figure of the attractively designed 300 SL Roadster was an instant hit with Fangio. El Maestro is pictured on many occasions behind the wheel of the car with its roof down, while its matching-colours hard top can be equipped for driving in all weathers. Throughout its years of personal ownership as one of Fangio’s most treasured cars, the 300 SL was known to follow the driver around the world. It is believed that almost all of the 72,951 km currently showing on the odometer was accrued at the hands of Fangio. He received the car in England and immediately embarked on a driving tour of Europe with his girlfriend Andrea Berruet ensconced in the passenger seat, playing out his new role as an ambassador for Mercedes-Benz. One of the most memorable pieces of footage of Fangio is an “onboard” of him drifting a Maserati 250F at alarming angles around the Modena Autodrome; it is more than fitting that at the very beginning of the film, Fangio draws up alongside his 250F in this very 300 SL. This 300 SL would be used by Fangio for his Mercedes-Benz ambassadorial work in Europe up until 1960. #w198 #mercedes300sl #roadster #oldbenz source: Tim Scott ©2022 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's