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Mercedes-Benz W196

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Originally fitted with an open-wheel monoposto body.

Modifications

Used as a spare long-wheelbase chassis, this car was mounted with a Streamliner body for the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, as the medium-wheelbase Streamliner was found to be twitchy at high speeds.

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1954

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Silver

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Tartan Cloth

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Manual

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