Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix W196: Spectacular Silver Arrows 1954-55

The spearhead of the Mercedes-Benz's post-war return to Grand Prix Racing, the W196 carried Juan Manuel Fangio to two World Championships against strong competition from Ferrari and Maserati. Other Mercedes drivers in that short, two year period included Stirling Moss, Hermann Lang, Piero Taruffi and Karl Kling.

Rare and dramatic images from the world-famed Ludvigsen Library evoke the drama of the W196's races under the direction of burly team manager Alfred Neubauer. Karl Ludvigsen's introduction and insightful captions take the reader inside these amazing cars and their creators.

128 pages / softbound / 121 illustrations