MOSS, Stirling; Doug Nye.
Fangio: A Pirelli Album.
First Edition of Stirling Moss' Fangio: A Pirelli Album; inscribed by Stirling Moss
London: Pavilion Books Limited, 1991.
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First British edition of Stirling Moss' tribute to Fangio, produced in association with Mercedes-Benz. Oblong octavo, original publisher's cloth, frontispiece, lavishly illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Stirling Moss at the top right on the second free endpaper, "Best wishes and good luck for Mrs. Julian Stirling Moss." One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 88. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with bumping and a small tear to the front and rear panel. Written with Doug Nye.
Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine racing car driver. He dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World Drivers' Championship five times. From childhood, he abandoned his studies to pursue auto mechanics. In 1938, he debuted in Turismo Carretera, competing in a Ford V8. In 1940, he competed with Chevrolet, winning the Grand Prix International Championship and devoted his time to the Argentine Turismo Carretera becoming its champion, a title he successfully defended a year later. Fangio then competed in Europe between 1947 and 1949 where he achieved further success. He won the World Championship of Drivers five times—a record which stood for 47 years until beaten by Michael Schumacher—with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati), a feat that has not been repeated. A member of the Formula 1 Hall of Fame, he is regarded by many as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time and holds the highest winning percentage in Formula One – 46.15% – winning 24 of 53 Formula One races he entered. Fangio is the only Argentine driver to have won the Argentine Grand Prix, having won it four times in his career—the most of any driver.
Fangio: A Pirelli Album.
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