HISTORIC CAR ART

The 1955 Italian Grand Prix was run at the famous banked Monza circuit and won by Juan Manuel Fangio for Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes entered four cars for the race: two W196 Streamline cars for Fangio (No.18) and Moss (No. 16) seen below, and two standard W196 cars for Taruffi and Kling. "Three Pointed Star" by Greg McNeill Fangio won the race from pole position. Moss, who started in second place, retired on lap 27 with engine trouble. The wonderful 'pop art' rendition of that famous race is by Australian artist Greg McNeill and is available, along with others, as a print from our gallery .

Winning 5  Formula One World Championships with four different teams is still a record unbeaten today. Juan Manuel Fangio won over 46% of all his races, another unbeaten record. Fangio's last win at the German Grand Prix of 1957, which gave him his 5th World title, is often regarded as the greatest drive in Formula One history. This legend from Balcarce, Argentina passed away on July 17, 1995. This fantastic pencil drawing was produced to mark the 100th anniversary of Juan Manuel Fangio's birth (24th June 2011).  Cleverly produced to reflect the national racing colours and colours of the Argentinian flag and with reference to Fangio's Italian blood (the small red squares in each corner of the border). Pen&ink and Prismacolor pencils on archival paper. Mounted and Framed. Artwork Size: 30 x 43cm Framed Size: 47 x 60cm And available from our gallery along with other great pieces by this artist.

The latest vintage poster to arrive at the gallery is this fantastic piece of promotion for the 1954 Belgian Grand Prix. After 36 laps of 14.1km (old) Spa-Francorchamps circuit and 2¾ hours of racing Juan Manuel Fangio brought his Maserati home to victory from Pole position.Nino Farina (Ferrari) qualified third but retired on lap 14 with a blown engine having given Fangio a hard race for the lead. Why is this worth a mention? He had his arm in plaster!! Following a crash in the Mille Miglia.

The 1957 German Grand Prix was held on 4 August 1957 at Nürburgring. The 22 lap race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, and is often cited as one of the greatest victories in racing history. This painting by Graham Bosworth shows "El Maestro" on his way to that famous victory. Medium: Oils on canvas Size: 100 x 51cm