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  1. Modena-andiamo

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    #1 Modena-andiamo, Jan 3, 2017
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    #2 Eric C, Jan 3, 2017
    Very nice.
     
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    #3 ///Mike, Jan 3, 2017
    Very cool piece of history.
     
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    #4 spirot, Jan 3, 2017
    Not to put a damper on this but....
    Tambay was not the winner of the Italian GP in 1983, - it was Nelson Piquet in the Brabham BMW turbo. Tambay finished 4th. in 83, Tambay won the Grand Prix of San Marino at Imola.
     
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    #5 Modena-andiamo, Jan 4, 2017
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    Let me clarify some facts. This Formula 1 steering wheel was obtained from Harold T.C.Angel. It is out of a Formula 1 Ferrari. For people who don't know the late Harold T.C. Angel, he appeared in the 1994 Ferrari yearbook on page 212. He is next to the Italian fighter plane in attached photo. Harold was a Lt. Col. in the Air Force. He had a massive collection. I know he kept in contact with the likes of Dick Merritt and Franco Gozzi. He commissioned Dion Pears to do Ferrari art work that hung in Enzo Ferrari's office.

    I can only imagine Harold, in his final years, made a typo. Yet for most of his life, he was considered the ultimate Ferrari literature expert.
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    #6 tifoso2728, Jan 4, 2017
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    I agree 100% with Ron Berke's thesis regarding the provenance of the steering wheel. I was privileged to be a guest at his house in Dayton, Ohio on several occasions. His upstairs collection room was a sight to behold! Let me state that he didn't have just one of these F1 steering wheels. He didn't just have two . . . .

    Suffice to say that he had an "in" at the factory and the racing department. And that's putting it mildly.

    One of the highlights of my Ferrari life was to accompany him and his wife Caroline to the 50th Anniversary of Ferrari celebrations in Maranello and Modena in 1997.

    The photo below was taken in Fred Repass Jr's office at FAF in Tucker, GA. in the early '90's.

    From left to right: Rob Manchester, Fred Repass, Jr., Harold T.C. Angel and Ken Lewis. I was very proud to be able to be among these advanced Ferrari literature collectors.

    Sincerely,

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    #7 tifoso2728, Jan 4, 2017
    The "him" I'm referring to in the first paragraph above would be Harold T.C. Angel.
     
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    #8 Jack-the-lad, Jan 4, 2017
    Since history apparently contradicts the description left by Mr. Angel how can the actual provenance of the wheel be determined?
     
  9. Modena-andiamo

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    #9 Modena-andiamo, Jan 4, 2017
    Rob,

    Thanks for your response on this matter. That's a wonderful photo with you and the other great Ferrari literature collectors.

    Thanks again for providing this valuable information.

    Ron
     
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    #10 Modena-andiamo, Jan 5, 2017
    I take special pride being married to an editor and columnist who wrote about Ferrari, worked in her field for over 40 years, won over 75 awards, nominated for Pulitzer Prizes, University of Missouri journalism honors, among many others. She knows that typos do happen. (As you'll see in the correction section of your own local daily publications.)


    Harold T.C. Angel, coming from the old school, never used a computer. He always used a typewriter (which is how my wife started her career.) My wife feels it was a simple typo, as Patrick Tambay did win the San Marino Gran Prix, serial #65-Chassis 126C2B
     
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    #11 trashidelek!, Jan 5, 2017
    Excellent post, to put it mildly!
     
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    #12 spirot, Jan 6, 2017
    I did not mean to demean the product, but wanted to clarify. I'm personal friends with Patrick & his son Adrian, so I know his history pretty well. When he was at Monza in 83 that is when he found out that he most likely would not be racing for Ferrari in 84 - and started to firm up talks with Renault.

    He and Piccinini did not get along very well... he never knew the reason why.

    the wheel is genuine, but the dates perhaps are a typo.
     
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    #13 Modena-andiamo, Jan 10, 2017
    Hello,
    I appreciate your response, Tom, esp. where you stated "the wheel is genuine, but the dates perhaps are a typo".

    I knew Harold for many years, and he was very proud of his relationship with the factory and Franco Gozzi. Also with Harold being a retired Lieutenant colonel, I had no doubt it was authentic even back in 1996.
     
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    #15 Modena-andiamo, Jan 12, 2017
    Hello,
    Thanks Rob for providing that link on the late Harold T.C. Angel. I had not know about about this link, or I would have posted with my ad.

    Steering Wheel reduced to $2799.00
     

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