1956 Ferrari 290 MM Specially Created for Fangio Goes to Auction – Photo Gallery

Racing was so powerful in Fangio’s breath that he abandoned his studies to pursue auto mechanics. It was right then that he knew he would conquer the world, and that is precisely what he did. Juan Manuel Fangio dominated the first decade of Formula One racing and remains a legend today. But even an icon like him needed a proper car to make it, and this 1956 Ferrari 290 MM is one of them. Lewis Hamilton may be getting close to t…