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French Ferrari collector & cartoonist Albert Uderzo RIP

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  1. Marcel Massini

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    #1 Marcel Massini, Mar 24, 2020
    Albert Uderzo, the French comic book artist and cartoonist, born 25 April 1927, passed away 24 March 2020, aged 92. Uderzo was co-founder and illustrator of the world-famous "Asterix" series, in collaboration with René Goscinny. Albert Uderzo was an avid Ferrari collector and lifelong Ferrari enthusiast and also instrumental with the Club Ferrari France. He purchased a large number of Ferraris from the French distributor Charles Pozzi SA in Paris.
    Among the many Ferraris Albert Uderzo owned was 365 P2/3 Berlinetta chassis #0828, 512 M 1971 chassis #1024, 308 GTB Michelotto chassis #20951, 512 BB LM chassis #24127 and F40 LM chassis #88522. Uderzo also owned a 400i chassis #45289, a 288 GTO #53325, F40 chassis #77978, an F50 chassis #103220 and a 550 Maranello chassis #109821. He also owned a red Enzo.
    See also Club Ferrari France magazine, issue #9 of December 2006.

    Below are some photos I took over the years since 1980.
    The first photo shows Albert Uderzo in Hockenheim 5 June 1983.

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    Here is 0828 in August 1981 at the Nürburgring, Albert Uderzo in the red shirt.

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    This is the ex-Pozzi 512 BB LM #24127 of Uderzo, taken in July 1981 at Hockenheim.

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    Uderzo's 288 GTO chassis #53325 in Dijon on the 27 April 1985.

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    Thank you Marcel !! :)
     
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  3. Marcel Massini

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    Asterix at the Olympic Games (the movie - in french) - with Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt

     
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    RIP
     
  7. Marcel Massini

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    Asterix, along with Tintin, were among my favorite cartoon books growing up. Learned a lot of geography & history through both. Still have both collections.
    Thank you and R.I.P. Mr. Uderzo.
     
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    Mr Massini i wanted to post à thread about him but you did it before me, many thanks!!
    Death of a great Ferrari guy and a great cartoonist. Sad.
     
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    RIP....

    *salute*
     
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    I learned to read French by way of the Asterix books.

    Bon Repos et Salut Uderzo!!!
     
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    First of all RIP Monsieur, merci for all the childhood moments of wonder, I recall as a kid reading about the young Roman with a fast red chariot made in Milan, perhaps the first innuendo I ever understood...

    He lived a full and wonderful life.

    This movie with chariot racer Schumius and team manager Jean Todtus I did not know about, how cool is that, specially the pitstop. For those who don't understand French Todt says he has three tenths of a sand clock lead:)
     
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    Sorry for the mistake, time flies by... it was actually the 30th Anniversary (the Club was founded in '68 long before I joined, and since then we had the 40th Anniversary in 2008 and the 50th in 2018).
    Albert Uderzo had been President of the French Ferrari Club in the '70, and was still "President d'Honneur" (Honorary President).
    He was there with his F50 at the very first Ferrari Club meeting I attended in '98, and he was occasionnaly participating in Ferrari Club events the following years - in spite of his incredible talent and deserved success, he was always easy going.
    He will be missed.
     
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  16. Marcel Massini

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    Here's Albert Uderzo pushing his 512 M #1024 during the Club Ferrari France meeting held at the weekend of the Formula One Grand Prix of France in Le Castellet, Paul Ricard, near Marseille, 5 July 1987.

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    “Ils sont fous ces Romains”.

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    #18 fredenzo123, Mar 24, 2020
    Many thanks Marcel,

    I took this picture in March 1988 in Dijon.
    3 GTO attended to this meeting.
    -53325 (6187 NA 92) owned by Albert Uderzo with yellow foglights
    -53779 (211 FGX 75) owned by Christian Clérico with yellow foglights
    -xxxxx (GE-1328-U) coming from Switzerland

    Albert Uderzo was very friendly with me during all the meetings of the Club Ferrari France.
    Marcel, are you able to identify the telaio of GE-1328-U?
    Nice guy at the steering wheel, I had the opportunity to cover several laps. I remember: no AC, no PW.
    Thank s in advance.

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  19. Marcel Massini

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    53769 of Swiss Michael Lepeltier of Geneva, Switzerland (who was murdered in April 1990 at his home when gangsters tried to steal his F40).

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    #20 fredenzo123, Mar 24, 2020
    Thanks Marcel!

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    #23 turbo-joe, Mar 25, 2020
    R.I.P. albert uderzo


    great video, never have seen :)
     
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    All his Ferraris except the 512 M and the F40 LM were road registered.

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