Mercedes-Benz highlights its extensive history at its nine-floor museum in Stuttgart, Germany. The building holds over 1,500 exhibits, dozens of Mercs, and many racing highlights. A piece of that history greets visitors before they even enter the museum thanks to the life-size bronze sculpture of Juan Manuel Fangio and his winning Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Silver Arrow race car.
Fangio and his winning car have become a popular photo spot since the museum opened in 2006. The three-tonne (6,613-pound) sculpture allows visitors to sit in the life-size car, which has shined the bronze around the cockpit and on the steering wheel from people climbing in and out of it over the years.
