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De Agostini -- Special Edition only for Argentina
very hard to find this side of the pond
Chevrolet V8 Coupé Juan Manuel Fangio - Turismo Carretera -racing number #26 City of Balcarce
inside its special plastic case and publication
mint & boxed -- in very good condition
Historic Notes
Fangio started his racing career in 1936 but it was in 1940 that he won the Gran Premio Internacional del Norte, with this Chevrolet Coupé V8. The competition lasted two weeks over a course of more than nine thousand kilometres.
Note
the last photo of the real car ... not with this lot ... 67596515