Cars from the Indianapolis Museum

Another deeply significant collection of cars has also come up for sale, this time at auction by RM Sotheby’s, who refer to it as a “A Once in a Lifetime Deal”. Though only 11 cars will be leaving the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, they rank among the most sought-after automobiles to ever be offered at public auction and include the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen that was raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, and the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM that didn’t only win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965 but went on to contest the French classic two more times and make three outings at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Some of the other cars that will be offered in a three-part series of RM sales, are the Ford GT40 Mk II that was campaigned by Holman- Moody at Le Mans in 1966, a 1991 Benetton B191 Formula 1 from Michael Schumacher’s first season with the team, and a 1930 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix – plus brass era gems from Mercedes, Itala, and Laurin & Klement. Many of the cars in this collection have been in the care of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum for generations.