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20 Mar 2003, 11:10 (Ref:542004) | #1 | ||
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Merc 196 R at Goodwood
Mercedes have said that the W196R streamliner will run again for the first time a Goodwood FoS this year. The car has been subject to a 6 year rebuild and its run will be the first for 40 years.
The car in question was driven by the usual suspects Fangio, Kling and Moss. |
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20 Mar 2003, 17:30 (Ref:542276) | #2 | ||
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Cool, I'll have a look at that. Who will drive it?
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20 Mar 2003, 18:28 (Ref:542316) | #3 | ||
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Merc's press release doesn't say who will drive but Jochen Mass gave it a spin at the launch.
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20 Mar 2003, 18:35 (Ref:542321) | #4 | ||
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Ooh, it sounds ever more tempting now doesn't it!
A chance to see a piece of history, just hope I can make it down for that one this year! Just out of interest, how many GP did it contest? |
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21 Mar 2003, 10:30 (Ref:542956) | #5 | ||
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I don't know about individual chassis, but I believe at least one streamliner was run at:
1954 French GP (1st an 2nd) 1954 British GP (where Fangio smashed the corner bollards with it) 1954 Italian GP (1st) 1955 Italian GP (1st) |
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21 Mar 2003, 23:15 (Ref:543635) | #6 | ||
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Well, that' s what I get for opting to go to Brands in May and not come over in September...........enjoy it/them everyone for me.
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22 Mar 2003, 01:20 (Ref:543723) | #7 | ||
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Wish they'd turn Kimi loose with it... But probably not.
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are you kidding Lee, he'd trash the tranny before you could say Neubauer five times!
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They'd have to stick him in an old Cortina for the week before so he can learn how to shift.
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