Happy heavenly birthday to Maria Teresa de Filippis, born #OnThisDay 11 November 1926. She was an Italian racing driver who made F1 history as the first female F1 driver to compete in Formula One breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport, debuting in 1958.
Her first Formula One entry was at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, though she did not qualify. She made her official start later that year at the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix, where she finished in 10th place, cementing her legacy as a trailblazer in motorsport. De Filippis passed away in Scanzorosciate, Lombardy, on January 8 2016, leaving behind an inspiring legacy for women in racing.
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More very sad news. RIP Sir Patrick Stewart, multi-award winning actor, whose career spanned over 60 years.
📸 Sir Patrick with his beloved V12 Jaguar XJS convertible, which he bought in California in 1989 and brought to the UK in 2004.
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Avrupa'nın en büyük özel Mercedes-Benz S-Serisi koleksiyonu satışa çıkarılmış...
⭕️Avusturya'da koleksiyoncu Hannes Daxsecker, 83 seçkin otomobil ve 50 klasik motosikletten oluşan eşsiz hazinesini satışa çıkarıyor.
⭕️Bu etkileyici garaj hazinesinin merkezinde, kusursuz bir şekilde belgelenmiş geçmişi ve nadir gövde detaylarıyla öne çıkan lüks amiral gemisi Mercedes-Benz S-Serisi yer alıyor.
⭕️Bu koleksiyonda, narenciye yeşili Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9, altın rengi 350 SE ve zarif 280 SE gibi çarpıcı örneklerin yanı sıra benzersiz daha önce ZDF televizyonunun kullandığı bir beyaz 280 SEL de bulunuyor.
⭕️Tüm müzayedenin en önemli parçası, 1968 yılından kalma, prototip olan ve şirketin efsanevi binek otomobil geliştirme başkanı Karl Wilfert'in şirket aracı olarak kullandığı 300 SE 6.3...
⭕️Kısaltılmış W109 platformu üzerine inşa edilen ve güçlü 6.3 litrelik V8 motorla çalışan bu aracın karakteristik arka lambaları, iç kapı panelleri ve güvenlik direksiyonu da dahil olmak üzere tasarım detayları, aslında daha sonra W116'nın seri üretimine uyarlanmış.
Kısacası efsane bir koleksiyon...
Happy Birthday to the fabulous Dame Lesley Lawson, AKA #Twiggy, model, actress and singer, born #OnThisDay in 1949.
Here’s Twiggy in London with the iconic Toyota 2000GT, a gift from #Toyota following an assignment at the 1967 Tokyo Motor Show.
(📷 @robbeddington collection)
Ferruccio Lamborghini presenting his fabulous Espada to the world at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1968. A big seller for the factory, originally it was designed for the shorter Italian gentleman resulting in the floor having to be lowered by 20 mm to allow sufficient headroom
Anyone else have a box of these lying around…?
From the Dave Angel Collection being sold on 19th August.
For years Dave ran Angel Auto’s scrap yard and “re-cycled” 1,000’s of cars but passed away last year.
A big Happy Birthday to Sir Paul McCartney, born #OnThisDay in 1942.
Here’s Paul with his Aston Martin DB6, a guitar and Martha, his beloved Old English Sheepdog, in 1969 (📷 Linda McCartney).
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