Harold TC Angel R.I.P.

Thanks for the report; I had not heard. When I was avidly collecting Ferrari literature (at one time I had almost everything in Merritt) I was in regular contact with Harold, as he had stuff that NO-ONE had even heard of. As noted, this was a result of his Factory contacts, which he assiduously maintained and nurtured. We are all passionate about our interest in things Ferrari, but he was in a class by himself. Best to his family.

 

I am unaware of this person and his story. Can someone elaborate?

Jeff

 

I only met him once, so I am probably not the best guy to answer your question.

While never actually owning a Ferrari, he was extremely well connected and seemed to be the absolute king of memorabilia; as Ed said above, he had stuff that no one else had ever even heard of.

He was pretty low profile about his hobby, to my knowledge never advertising, but occasionally making an appearance at memorabilia shows, which is where I met him in 1987 or 08.

It was an education meeting and talking to him.

 

I never met H T C Angel in person but we talked on the phone many times and lots of letters went back and forth. He had an insiders knowledge about Ferrari. The mechanics would complain to him about the poor pay...
It was always a good day when a package arrived from Mr Angel. Sometimes for an occasion like Christmas the factory would send him an F1 piston mounted on a display or simply a personal card. For all the print literature Mr Angel would have a standing order for each Ferrari Publication Number item when the factory issued it. Didn't matter what car it was for he always got each new print number item. He also like art work and had some very nice paintings in his collection. He also collected business cards for all the famous factory people of the 'Ferrari family'.
In the old days before computers Mr Angel had some good contacts like Richard Veen who worked the big European car shows. He could then provide more of the coveted Ferrari press kits that were so difficult to obtain back then. Mr Angel was a great source for Ferrari literature and knowledge which he generously shared for many years.
Dayton won't be the same without old HTC.
CH

 

Great post Mr. C and others. Definetly a special person who will be missed.

My condolences.

 

Here is a picture from the early 90's of Harold Angel and his wife Carolyn. The Ferrari theme shared a prominent place in their home. Very nice Dion Pears painting on the mantle.
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Harold Angel liked to commission art works. The picture shown below is one example.
Titled "The Start of it All" - Franco Cortese 11 May 1947 Circuido di Piacenza, Italy. Ferrari's First Race. HTC can be seen standing on the far right side of the picture.
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