In 1979, residents of the city of Balcarce, interpreting the wishes of Juan Manuel Fangio to gather in a museum the trophies,

cars and presents accumulated in their sporting life, promote the formation of a work commission to realize that aspiration. On October 26 of that year, the "Pro-Museum of Motorsport Juan Manuel Fangio" was created under the city hall orbit.

The renewed building and the exhibits in it, caused in the visitors and in the world journalism the critics that located it as the most important museum of motorsport of South America and the best dedicated to a single driver.

Juan Manuel Fangio is the second World Champion in the history of Formula One after José "Nino" Farina. Not only did he win the world title five times, but he also did it consecutively on four occasions. He was Sub World Champion in 1950 and 1953.

In the museum there are legendary and rare cars with which Fangio raced, some examples of Maserati, Ferrari and Mercedes.