This Bell XFM1 light weight helmet has been used extensively by Ayrton Senna during the 1988 F1 season. The 1988 season has been Senna’s first Championship season in the McLaren MP4-4 Honda.
1988 has been an exceptional season for Senna, he won the following Grand Prix:
San Marino Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
Detroit Grand Prix
British Grand Prix
German Grand Prix
Hungarian Grand Prix
Belgium Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix
The World Championship for Drivers was won by Ayrton Senna, and the World Championship for Constructors by McLaren-Honda. Senna and McLaren teammate Alain Prost won fifteen of the sixteen races between them; the only race neither driver won was the Italian Grand Prix, where Ferrari's Gerhard Berger took an emotional victory four weeks after the death of team founder Enzo Ferrari.
This exceptional helmet shows heavy signs of use. The radio has been removed, it displays its drinking tube whole. The inside strap carries the following mention”88LW5” for year 1988, Light weight, helmet # 5. It has been offered by Ayrton Senna to his physiotherapist Jo Leberer in 1989. When given to Jo, Ayrton has signed, dated and added a mention to his very close friend.
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1989 Ayrton Senna OMP race used gloves signed
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Ayrton Senna OMP race gloves. The gloves show extensive signs of use and wear. Ayrton Senna has hand signed and dated both gloves. "AS" markings inside the gloves. Used during the 1989 season.
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1991 Ayrton Senna McLaren MP4/6 steering wheel signed
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This is an exceptional piece.
This McLaren MP4/6 steering wheel has been race used by Ayrton Senna during the 1991 season. It is complete with switched. It has been hand signed and dated by Ayrton Senna. It is also accompanied by a McLaren certificate of authenticity.
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1992 Ayrton Senna wishbone McLaren MP4 / 7 with CoA
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Here is an extremely rare piece, it is a wishbone from the Honda MP4 / 7 used by Ayrton Senna during the 1992 Monaco GP. It is hand signed and dated by Ayrton Senna. The wishbone comes with a McLaren CoA. An extremely rare collector piece.
Ayrton Senna won de 1992 Monaco GP, followed by Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese
1980s Bugatti dealercast iron relief sign
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Here is a very rare vintage Bugatti cast metal / enamel dealer sign in very good condition and with a beautiful patina throughout.
The process is long and extremely precise, it includes hammering the metal/layering enamel/stanciling.
Dimensions: 16" x 11" weight 22 lbs / 40 cm x 28 cm with a weight of 10 kg
An incredible and rare piece for your garage, office, showroom etc
A very rare sign that does not come up for sale often.
2009 Ferrari Official Paddocks F1 double side illuminated sign
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This extremely rare and impossible to obtain sign is a vintage 2009 Ferrari Official Paddocks F1 double side illuminated sign.
It has been used in the Ferrari VIP paddocks at the Ferrari Village during the 2009 F1 season. Manufactured by "Neon Modena" (sticker is still on the sign).
It still has its original wall mount brackets.
This Ferrari F1 paddock illuminated neon sign measures 28" x 28" x 8" (70 cm x 70 cm x 20 cm) and is in great condition and with a beautiful patina throughout.
It is a fantastic and rare display piece for your office, showroom, garage or man's cave.
1986 Ferrari Official Paddocks F1 double side illuminated neon sign
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This extremely rare and impossible to obtain sign is a vintage 1986 Ferrari Official Paddocks F1 double side illuminated neon sign.
It has been used in the Ferrari VIP paddocks at the Ferrari Village during the 1986 Monaco and 1986 Monza GP. Manufactured by "Neon Modena" (sticker is still on the sign).
It still has its original wall mount brackets.
This Ferrari F1 paddock illuminated neon sign measures 28" x 28" x 8" (70 cm x 70 cm x 20 cm) and is in great condition and with a beautiful patina throughout.
It is a fantastic and rare display piece for your office, showroom, garage or man's cave.
1981 Ferrari official dealer double side illuminated neon very long sign
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1981 Ferrari official dealer double side sign built by "Sanfilippo" who has manufactured signs for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo.
This official Ferrari dealer illuminated sign measures 67" x12" x 8" (170 cm x 30 cm x 20 cm) and is in great condition.
The built sticker shows May 1981 as date of production.
This sign has been displayed at an official Ferrari dealership for over 20 years and has a beautiful patina throughout.
It is a fantastic and rare display piece for your office, showroom, garage or man's cave.
1981 Ferrari official dealer double side illuminated neon very long sign
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1981 Ferrari official dealer double side sign built by "Sanfilippo" who has manufactured signs for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo.
This official Ferrari dealer illuminated sign measures 67" x12" x 8" (170 cm x 30 cm x 20 cm) and is in great condition.
The built sticker shows June 1981 as date of production.
This sign has been displayed at an official Ferrari dealership for over 20 years and has a beautiful patina throughout.
It is a fantastic and rare display piece for your office, showroom, garage or man's cave.
1980s Vintage Car Wash Very Large illuminated neon sign
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This large neon lighting is a real eye-catcher. It has been fully checked by a recognized company and has been repaired where necessary and further examined for other defects.
Each letter has its own plastic casing and is fitted with a transformer. The outside of the letters is gray and the front is blue. All letters are mounted on a back frame.
It is 380 cm long in total, the small letters are 32 cm high and the H is 43 cm high.
It has been brought from a car wash in California in the early 2000s to be displayed in a private classic cars show room
An incredible decoration piece for your garage, office, showroom etc
2016 Fernando Alonso gloves race used gloves signed
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The following gloves have been raced used by Fernando Alonso during the 2016 F1 seaon while driving the McLaren MP4-31. Both gloves show sign of use. Each gloves have been hand signed in black marker by Alonso.
2010 Ducati official dealership illuminated service neon dual side sign
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This dual side Ducati sign is as rare as it gets. It has been displayed in a the Ducati Factory Store from 2010 to 2022. It has been displayed indoor.
It is 150 cm x 76 cm x 11 cm (59" x 30" x 4.5").
It is a fantastic piece to display with your Ducati.
2000s Mercedes-Benz dealer official sign
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This is a well preserved Mercedes-Benz dealer sign has been displayed until 2015 in a Mercedes Benz classic restorer in Germany.
Dimensions: 24" (61 cm) in diameter
An incredible decoration piece for your garage, office, showroom etc
Ferrari Flightcase airline trolley
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This XL aircraft galley container has been transformed into an exceptionally beautiful and decorative storage unit.
It is a limited signed edition and this is 1 of 9.
A must have for Ferrari fanatics and a real eye catcher in every man cave or garage!
The XL unit with wheels is made from an original new galley container of original size and provided with full Ferrari print.
The set comes with 3 atlas drawers.
External dimensions in cm (height / width / depth): 53.5 / 29.2 / 42
Hand made from 200 litre oil barrel, transformed into a unique decorative item that can also be used as a feature chair. It is laser cut, finished in high quality, white paint. The design is inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO livery.
• Additional support inside for strength and stability. • Waterproof cover for outside use / store. • Top quality faux leather seat and cushion. • Stitching on top of the seat and on the cushion • Handle for lifting / moving
1994 Ayrton Senna flag Brazil Grand Prix signed
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This is a great and extremely rare piece of memorabilia. This Brazilian flag has been hand signed by Ayrton Senna after the 1994 Brazil GP.
Ayrton Senna’s debut for Williams at the Brazilian Grand Prix in 1994 had been greatly anticipated. The British team had come off of two drivers’ and constructors’ titles, manufacturing cars which were superior to the competition. And now, they had a great Brazilian three-time champion.
Meanwhile, before the season started in 1994 regulations changed and prohibited the several advancements in electronics which had made Williams unbeatable in previous years. The car was fast, but quite unstable and even the best driver in Formula 1 had trouble controlling it.
The cars’ aerodynamics weren’t the only changes in the 1994 season. There were several shake-ups when it came to drivers: Senna was hired to replace Alain Prost, who had retired from racing at the end of 1993. Ayrton’s teammate was going to be Damon Hill, in his second year as a Williams driver
Benneton, Williams’ main rival, was even stronger than in the previous year. Michael Schumacher stayed with them, but their car – the Benetton-Ford B194 – was the team’s highlight at the beginning of the year. The German would be racing alongside Dutch Jos Verstappen – who would come to be better known as the father of Max Verstappen, who made his F1 debut in 2015, when he was just 17 years old.
Ferrari, with Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi, was relegated to a supporting role, well behind the two superpowers, McLaren, dealing with Senna’s exit and the arrival of a new Peugeot engine, was going through a transition period. The team from Woking had Mika Hakkinen and Martin Brundle as drivers, the latter of whom had been Senna’s biggest rival in the 1983 British F3 season.
Ayrton Senna ruled the practice sessions at Interlagos since Friday onwards. The Brazilian was the quickest during the first official qualifying round and secured his pole position on Saturday, with a time of 1min15s962, a few minutes before it started raining over the José Carlos Pace Circuit.
It was the 63rd pole position for Ayrton Senna, who held the record at the time. Michael Schumacher was 0s328 behind him, and would start the race next to the three-time champion. The second row was made up of Jean Alesi and Damon Hill, who was 1s5 slower than his Williams teammate.
On Sunday, Senna started well and remained in the lead until the first pit stop, on lap 21. Benetton’s pit stop, which took place in the same lap, was quicker, and Schumacher took the lead. Williams had trouble refueling, an item that was back in the rulebook after ten years.
In Interlagos, Senna’s Williams skidded a lot on the low speed corners and jumped too high at track surface irregularities, quickly wearing away its tires. And as the Renault engine burned more gasoline than the other engines, refueling took longer.
After the pit stop, Schumacher took the lead and got away from Senna.
On lap 35, something scary happened: a four car pile-up. Jos Verstappen crashed into Eddie Irvine’s Jordan, collided with Eric Bernard’s Ligier and climbed over Martin Brundle’s McLaren, who was almost hit on the head with a piece of the car. Vertappen also flipped over, but everyone walked away unharmed. Irvine ended up being blamed for the accident, because he had literally pushed Vertappen into the grass, prior to the crash.
Meanwhile, Senna tried to get closer to Schumacher. The Brazilian was the only driver still on the same lap as the German. On lap 44, Senna made an early pit-stop, in an attempt to mount an offensive at the end of the race. But on the following lap, Benetton was 1s1 quicker than Williams and the leader kept his place.
After 47 laps, there was a difference of 7s9 seconds between Schumacher and Senna. Ayrton was gradually gaining on the German but, on lap 56, he let the podium-finish slip away, as well as any chance he had of winning. Senna spun-out at the Junction Corner, when he was less than 5s away from his rival. Also, Ayrton was already having gearbox problems and he was not able to shift to the right gear. He tried to put it into third and fourth, but the engine failed. It was the end of the race for Senna. Schumacher got the win, the third in his career. Damon Hill and Jean Alesi rounded out the podium,
“It was frustrating to feel the engine failing because of my own mistake, especially for a home race, at the season opening, starting on pole position and debuting for Williams. I lost the podium which was a guarantee, as I was one full lap ahead of all the other drivers. I wanted to win and had little interest in second place. I took a risk and was taken by surprise.”
1994 Ayrton Senna Sabelts signed and framed -SOLD-
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Just received! Very rare and desirable piece of F1 history. Ayrton Senna Sabelts used during the 1994 Brazil.
Each piece has been hand signed and dated by the legend Ayrton Senna.
We know by experience that such piece will not last long...
