Category: hall of fame

  • rip

    sandro-munari-mario-mannucci-lancia-fulvia-coupe-hf-at-the-1972-rally-montecarlo

    “Partivo a tutta e finivo a tutta” – SANDRO MUNARI

    Passavo i pomeriggi a fare correre la mia Lancia Fulvia Coupé HF rossa con il cofano nero, avanti e indietro sul muretto fuori in giardino.
    I miei pomeriggi preferiti erano il rally di Sanremo, il Mille Laghi e l’Acropoli.
    Ma d’inverno i pomeriggi corti, subito bui ed innevati erano tutti il Montecarlo!

    Adesso che vivo a Nizza la salita al Col de Turini è la mia preferita.
    Ci salgo da Sospel e scendo a Lantosque oppure viceversa.
    E fin da subito ho avuto la piacevole sensazione di conoscere la salita a memoria, metro per metro, curva per curva, tornante per tornante, anche se d’inverno e al buio il panorama deve essere stato sicuramente differente.

    Chissà come sarà la prima volta che ci salirò questa estate, chissà se, chiudendo gli occhi, sentirò e soprattutto vedrò, guardando in giù, la mia Lancia Fulvia Coupé HF rossa con il cofano nero salire a tutta, sempre di traverso!

  • éternelle

    Totalement, tendrement, tragiquement. BRIGITTE BARDOT.

  • happy birthday

    Happy birthday to my queen of punk!
    DEBBIE HARRY posing for the poster for Blondie’s debut album Blondie, december 1976

  • ciao baby

    Edie Sedgwick

    I first discovered the story of EDIE SEDGWICK during one of my trips to New York City in the early 80’s and I immediately fell in love!

    I loved her androgynous beauty, her great talent and her minimal style.

    EDIE SEDGWICK was the darling muse of ANDY WARHOL and soon became the queen of The Factory, the creative studio for artists and celebrities in Manhattan founded by ANDY WARHOL in 1964.

    With her great talent and her distinctive style, featuring miniskirts, simple black and white striped T-shirts worn over black tights, short hair dyed with silver spray, heavy eye make-up, false lashes and chandelier earrings, Edie becama a true style icon of the sixties. Whatever she wore quickly turned into a trend.

    She was the superstar in many underground films by ANDY WARHOL between 1964 and 1966. She was photographed for LIFE Magazine and VOGUE and inspired numerous artists. Songs like Like a Rolling Stone, Just Like a Woman, and Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat by BOB DYLAN were inspired by her. The VELVET UNDERGROUND recorded Femme Fatale and the English band THE CULT dedicated the song Ciao Baby to her.

    She was the most beautiful, the most charismatic, but also the most fragile, an explosive mix of beauty, innocence, sensuality, suffering and mystery.

    Happy birthday Baby!

     

  • paris, texas

    Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders

    One of my favourite movie? Paris, Texas!


    For the heartbreaking images of the Texas desert, for the heartbreaking neon signs of the motels, for the heartbreaking music composed by RY COODER, for the outstanding performances by HARRY DEAN STANTON and NASTASSJA KINSKI, and for the wonderful performance from DEAN STOCKWELL.

    Exactly 40 years ago the film directed by WIM WENDERS and written by SAM SHEPARD was presented at the 37th Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d’Or.

    Now, 40 years later a 4K restored version of the film, supported by Chanel, has been premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Palme d’Or.

    “Is four years a long time?”

  • r.i.p

    Marcello Gandini Lancia Stratos

    “La macchina da rally non ha bisogno di essere bella, ma se non avesse vinto sarebbe rimasto almeno il bello.” [cit.] MARCELLO GANDINI

    Marcello Gandini was one the most famous, talented and visionary car designers. He was known for the masterpieces he created for Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Lancia.

    read more

  • [cit.]

    Squadra ciclistica Legnano 1963

    “Fioeu e ricurdeves che se vurí andá fort, bisogna cuilá no!”
    [cit.] EBERARDO PAVESI
    L’Avocatt in bicicletta as he was defined by GIANNI BRERA was the most famous Italian team director. Under him corridori like ALFREDO BINDA, GINO BARTALI, FAUSTO COPPI, ERCOLE BANDINI and many others, made the history of the grande ciclismo Italiano.

  • birthday girl

    Happy birthday Kate Moss

    Happy birthday to my British Queen of cool!

  • josef bayer

    Josef Bayer Zlin

    This article about JOSEF BAYER was first published in the PEDAL PROJECT MAGAZINE, issue nr.3 and presented in Prague. It was a pleasure to meet JOSEF BAYER once again!

    The first time I ever saw a pair of JOSEF BAYER’s wheels was summer 2012 at the Favorit Velodrome in Brno. They were a 3-spoke and a disc wheel. They were all black and aggressive looking, but they had a small green symbol on them, very speedy, very romantic. They made a strong impression on me and I asked the man responsible for the Velodrome about them. 
    He replied by telling me about a certain JOSEF BAYER, builder of fantastic rims from the south of Moravia, but beyond that he knew little. The more I thought about it the more I realised that I needed to find this Mr. JOSEF BAYER, even if nobody knew how to help me, nobody had an address or contact.

    read more