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Christian Philippsen
HALL OF FAME 2018 - 2019
2019.11.24 - Takumi Yamamoto (second from left), accompanied by Francesca Parolin (General Manager of the 1000 Miglia), Mark Gessler (Founder of the Historic Vehicle Association) and Takuya Asano (GT Explore Director), had the honour of presenting his work of art inspired by David Bowie at the entrance of the Salle des Etoiles in Monaco during the finals of the Gran Turismo World Championship
2019.08.18_2 - Derek Hill, the son of F1 World Champion Phil Hill, is the Master of Ceremonies at Pebble Beach and shares his satisfaction at a Bentley winning Best of Show: the marque was indeed one of his father's favourites
2019.08.18_1 - The Hon Sir Michael Kadoorie is delighted after his Bentley 8 Litre won Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
2019.08.18 - On the ramp at Pebble Beach with my fellow Honorary Judges and waving good bye to the public after 30 years of service!
2019.08.16 - Jason Castriota, whom I met at the time he was with Pininfarina designing Jim Glickenhaus' Ferrari P4/5, was at The Quail - a Motorsports Gathering, presenting the 1750 hp Tuatara supercar project he is now working on
2019.08.14 - After 30 years of judging at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Chairman Sandra Button kindly gave me the opportunity to say an early good bye to her guests, most of them also long-time friends of mine, at the private party she organises every year ahead of the concours
2019.07.01 - The board of the Club des Résidents étrangers de Monaco (CREM) in the company of HSH Prince Albert II
2019.06.30 - Elegance & Automobile a Monte Carlo: a radiant HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco presides over the awards ceremony (© Eric Mathon)
2019.06.29 - Elegance & Automobile a Monte Carlo: at the table of the judges panel with Thierry Boutsen (F1 Grand Prix driver), Lorenzo Ramaciotti (Vice President of Design, group Fiat Chrysler), Sandra Button (Chairman Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance) and Lorena Baricalla (ballerina and actress)
2019.06.27 - Elegance & Automobile a Monte Carlo: the 'Chief Marshall' is about to be interviewed for the television
2019.06.26 - Invited by the dynamic Fritz Kaiser to moderate a panel at the Automobile Club de France debating of the future of classic car events: the conclusions are rather encouraging...
2019.05.27 - Sharing lunch in Modena with engineer extraordinaire Mauro Forghieri
2019.05.26 - At the Monaco F1 Grand Prix, with the members and hostesses of the Protocol Commission of the Automobile Club
2019.04.16 - Shiro Kosaka, Italophile and great Japanese collector, music lover as well, welcomes us with Lorenzo Ramaciotti and Giorgio Schön to his museum near Mount Fuji
2019.04.13 - The jury of the Concorso d'Eleganza Kyoto dressed in kimonos in the company of Hidetomo Kimura, its organiser who has the ambition to develop the cultural dimension of the automobile in Japan
2019.03.05_2 - With Carlo Bonomi on the Morgan stand at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, during the announcement of the acquisition of a majority of the capital of the small British manufacturer by his investment company
2019.03.05_1 - With Carlo Bonomi on the Morgan stand at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, during the announcement of the acquisition of a majority of the capital of the small British manufacturer by his investment companysociété d'investissement dans le capital du petit constructeur anglais
2019.02.15 - With Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro in their new GFG Style design office in Moncalieri
2019.02.07 - Ginny and David Sydorick who own the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta by Touring Superleggera that won The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best award, surrounded by the founding members of the award (from left to right: Chip Connor, Bruce Meyer, The Hon Sir Michael Kadoorie and yours truly)
2018.11.17 - Kazunori 'Kaz' Yamauchi (on the right), the founder of the Gran Turismo game, and his collaborator Takuya Asano were in Monaco for the finals of the GT virtual championships sanctioned by the FIA - nothing less! I was absolutely amazed by the realism of the races. The trophy awarded to the winner evokes the speed as it was represented by the Futurist movement at the beginning of the 20th century
2018.09.03 - Moderating a panel about the future of classic cars events at The Circle, an initiative of the Classic Car Trust, hosted by Grand Basel. From left to right: Mark Backé (Director of Grand Basel), Ulrich Knieps (hidden, Head of BMW Group Classic, President of Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este), Luigi Orlandini (Chairman of Canossa Events) and Patrick Rollet (President of FIVA)
2018.05.20_2 - Being photographed for the Moroccan magazine Gentleman Driver with my first (car) love, the MG TC
2018.05.20_1 - Being photographed for the Moroccan magazine Gentleman Driver with my first (car) love, the MG TC
2018.05.13 - In the paddock of the Monaco Historic Grand Prix with Charles Nearburg after the effort, and Professor Gordon Murray who visited for the first time and enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere
2018.05.06 - Visiting the Autoworld museum in Brussels, discussing racing cars with two fascinated boys. Will they become enthusiasts?
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