Mercedes’ 300 SLR and Juan Manuel Fangio Artwork
Neil Podbery uses monochromatic oils to portray a pair of legends, Mercedes’ 300 SLR and Juan Manuel Fangio.
The 1955 24-hour race at Le Mans was set to be an epic contest. Mercedes-Benz had entered the brilliant new W196 single seater-based sports car, the 300 SLR. Stirling Moss had driven the 300 SLR to victory two months previously in the Mille Miglia. For this race he was to be paired with the Argentine ace Juan Manuel Fangio, depicted in the painting, driving car number 19. It was to be the most formidable pairing of drivers in Le Mans history.
