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| Level | Photographic shoot |
| Definition of the object | Positives (6) |
| Author | Anonimo |
| Period | 1949 |
| Place taken | Galliate |
| General description of the subject | The Scuderia Argentina or "Equipo Argentino" pit in Galliate (Novara), the home town of the driver Achille Varzi. In 1949 the Equipo Argentino, the official team funded by the Argentinean government, moved to Galliate, first to Villa Varzi and, later, to the garage of Cavalier Cesare Pomella in Via Carducci. The drivers who raced for this team include Juan Manuel Fangio, Benedicto Campos and José Froilán Gonzáles, while one of the head mechanics was Amadeo Bignami, who had previously worked with Varzi. |
| Technical data | B/W gelatin silver bromide/paper 6 Positives - 5 x 5 cm - |
| Categories | Vehicles > Automobiles > Ferrari > Ferrari 125 |
| Vehicles > Automobiles > Maserati > Maserati 4CLT | |
| Vehicles > Automobiles > Simca > Simca-Gordini > Simca-Gordini T8 |
| Image 1 di 3 | |
| Number | 1_5_41 |
| Definition | contact sheet |
| Full description of the subject | A Simca-Gordini T8 in the garage and workshop of the Equipo Argentino: on the wall are posters of car races held in 1949 (the Marseille Grand Prix, the Sanremo Grand Prix, and the Perpignan Grand Prix) |
| Measurements | 5,1 x 5 cm ca. |
| Image 1 di 3 | |
| Number | 1_5_43 |
| Definition | contact sheet |
| Full description of the subject | Mechanics and other people in the Equipo Argentino garage and workshop: the car is a Simca-Gordini T8 |
| Measurements | 5 x 5 cm ca. |
| Image 1 di 3 | |
| Number | 1_5_46 |
| Definition | contact sheet |
| Full description of the subject | Maserati 4CLT and Ferrari 125 cars |
| Measurements | 5 x 5 cm ca. |
Established in 2008 Pirelli Foundation starts to operate in 2009 at the request of the Group and of the Pirelli family, in order to protect and disseminate knowledge of the company's cultural, historical and contemporary heritage and to promote its business culture. The Pirelli Foundation is headquartered at "Fabbricato 134", a historical building in the former Pirelli industrial district at the heart of a major urban redevelopment project in 1985 called "Progetto Biccocca", a symbol of transformation from the industrial age to the post-industrial era.