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◊ 2018-05-21 13:06 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Released in 1980, but most of the footage was filmed in the early 70s. For more info, see this thread over at autosport.com Various shots of 1930s/40s races in Argentina. According to Fangio himself, most cars are modified Fords and Chevrolets. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The owner of the shop where 13yo Fangio got his first job, in 1924. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ambulances and other "official" cars at the Nürburgring, 1957 ![]() ![]() Cuba, 1958 ![]() ![]() Assorted group shots ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Late 30s Mercedes Gran Prix posters ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For IMPDB ![]() ![]() |
◊ 2018-05-22 22:46 |
In the set of thumbs of the 'shop where 13 yo Fangio got his first job' the proprietor must have been a Studebaker agent. The cars are all 1927 Studebakers. |
◊ 2018-05-23 02:44 |
There seem to be several versions of Fangio's early life. This one - Link to "www.encyclopedia.com" - says he competed in his first race when he was 16, as a mechanic in a Plymouth. The first Plymouth was announced in July 1928 which was not long after he turned 17. His birthday was 24 June 1911. This car - /vehicle_1144395.html - might be a 1928 Plymouth, but it does not look like it is going racing. I take the info in the encyclopaedia site with a grain of salt because it says in 1936 Fangio built his first race car out of a taxi - 'basically a six cylinder Ford engine in a rusty chassis'. Ford did not build six cylinder engines at that time. Whether it was a four or V8 I guess we will never know. |
◊ 2018-05-23 12:04 |
He was 19, according to "Fangio: A Pirelli Album" by Doug Nye and Stirling Moss. The driver was his brother-in-law Brujas Font, and the car a '28 Plymouth. At least the date is correct: 24 Oct 1936, on a modified '29 Model A taxi lent by a friend's father. They installed a new 2-seater body, but there is no mention of the engine. /vehicle_1144396-Ford-Model-A-1934.html |
◊ 2020-05-16 22:19 |
Aircraft at: http://impdb.org/index.php?title=Fangio:_Una_vita_a_300_all%27ora |