Just in time for your holiday shopping, a race-winning Formula One car is up for auction on eBay. There are three days left to bid on a 1989 Benetton Formula One racing car (B189) formerly piloted by F1 aces Alessandro Nannini and Johnny Herbert. This is the same car Nannini took to a controversial victory during that year’s Japanese Grand Prix, where racing legend Ayrton Senna took the win but was disqualified for cutting a chicane. The car also scored points in Brazil and Phoenix, along with a podium in San Marino.
The B189 features a carbon-fiber chassis, double-wishbone suspension and Ford’s F1 workhorse, the DFV V-8 engine. It’s not the quickest Formula One car ever built but, unlike today’s versions, you won’t need an army of engineers to keep it running. The car also comes with loads of spare parts, extra wheels and tires, a car cover and team clothing.
When we last checked bidding had reached $75,100 and the reserve had not been met.
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