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Originally Posted by Kingair
Did Fangio come to Australia in about 1977/78, and do some demonstration laps at Sandown Raceway?
Anyone know the reason for the visit.
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He came out twice in the 70's as a special guest at, from memory, the big Sandown enduro meetings. Both times were celebrations of historic motor racing. On the first occasion he drove a W196, with Sir Jack in a '66 championship Brabham Repco, Bob Jane in his Maserati 300S and Bill Patterson in his Cooper-Climax. I think on the later occasion an earlier car was provided by Mercedes, maybe a W125? Here's a video of the earlier visit - I will never forget the sound of that desmo engine... mechanical heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeQ_jVjBvg4