What Designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut came up with was the W196, and from stem to stern it was a cutting-edge car for the mid-1950s. The 2.5-liter straight-eight engine featured dual ignition ...

Sir Stirling Moss recorded the fastest lap at 1955 Italian Gran Prix with W196 R It featured a 2.5-litre straight-eight engine with 290hp The W196 R, chassis number ‘00009/54’, has a ...