1957 Maserati 250F

I took this photograph at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994 and it's the 1957 Maserati 250F #2529 with which Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 German Grand Prix.

It was featured at the meeting in a tribute to Juan Manuel Fangio and the programme of the event had this to say about the tribute:

'The five times World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio is to be honoured by the British Racing Drivers' Club this weekend. Now aged 83, Fangio is no longer able to travel long distances, so he will be represented by his nephew, the 1992 & 1993 ISMA GTP Champion Juan Manuel Fangio II. On his uncle's behalf, he will receive one of the BRDC's prestigious Gold Stars for lifelong achievement. This will be presented on Sunday by Lord Hesketh, President of the BRDC, on the grid. Juan Manuel Fangio II will also be seen in action on the track when he takes to the wheel of the Maserati 250F that his uncle used to win the 1957 German Grand Prix  and thereby clinch his fifth and final World Championship. The younger Fangio will lead the demonstration of famous racing cars, together with Stirling Moss who will drive a 1955 Mercedes Benz W196, the type that both he and Fangio raced so successfully. For the rest of the weekend these two cars will form part of a special feature display of Fangio's cars which can be found next to the main paddock scoring tower. The display will also include a 1948 1.5 litre Formula 1 Ferrari 166, thought to have been raced by Fangio in Argentina, and which has just been restored by Tony Merrick. The quartet of Formula 1 cars will be completed by an Alfa Romeo 158 driven by Fangio in 1950.'

Here's Juan Manuel Fangio II in the Maserati at Luffield corner during one of the demonstration runs.