LOT 66 *

A fine cast bronze model of the 1954-55 Grand Prix Mercedes-Benz 'Silver Arrow', produced by the Hans Mayer Foundry of Munich, 1955,

Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000

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Lot 66^*

A fine cast bronze model of the 1954-55 Grand Prix Mercedes-Benz 'Silver Arrow', produced by the Hans Mayer Foundry of Munich, 1955,

Goodwood Revival: Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia|7 September 2024, 11:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

A fine cast bronze model of the 1954-55 Grand Prix Mercedes-Benz 'Silver Arrow', produced by the Hans Mayer Foundry of Munich, 1955,

solid cast bronze sculpture of the famed W196, one of a strictly limited number of only 50 examples commissioned by Daimler-Benz AG of Stuttgart and Streamliner engineer Ludwig Kraus from a design by chief sculptor Helmut Hiltmann, produced in 1956-57, depicting the car in Streamliner guise, measuring 27cm long, mounted on a grey marble base with plaque to front edge inscribed 'Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Rennwagen Gebaut Nach der Formel I 1954 und 1955', measuring 30.5cm long overall.

Of the 50 examples of this presentation sculpture produced, some were presented to Formula 1 VIPs and dignitaries including Heinrich C Wagner (former CEO of Mercedes-Benz 1953-1953), with two examples presented to Works drivers, Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling, and another presented as the 'Alfred Neubauer Trophy' to 1968 World Champion Graham Hill.

Footnotes

Of the 50 examples of this presentation sculpture produced, some were presented to Formula 1 VIPs and dignitaries including Heinrich C Wagner (former CEO of Mercedes-Benz 1953-1953), with two examples presented to Works drivers, Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling, and another presented as the 'Alfred Neubauer Trophy' to 1968 World Champion Graham Hill.

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