Juan Manuel Fangio signed 1959 Monaco Grand Prix invitation card, dedicated and dated 10 May 1959, his signature on the reverse above that of the youn
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Juan Manuel Fangio signed 1959 Monaco Grand Prix invitation card, dedicated and dated 10 May 1959, his signature on the reverse above that of the young Argentinian racing driver Juan Manuel Bordeu, 11 by 13cm., 4 by 5 in.; sold with a Hotel de Paris 1959 Monaco Grand Prix Gala Ball menu, the front cover signed and dedicated by Grand Prix drivers Phil Hill and Maurice Trintignant, 18 by 12cm., 7 by 5 in. (2) In 1958, at the age of 47, five-times F1 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio finally retired after the French Grand Prix at Reims where his European career had begun ten years earlier. Monaco the following year was his first subsequent European visit where he chose to introduce a new prot?g?.