Fittipaldi Automotive – Emerson Fittipaldi – 1978 – Replica helmet

1978 - Emerson Fittipaldi – Twin Eye port XF helmetWorld Champion F1: 1972/1974Emerson Fittipaldi is a retired Brazilian racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each, and he won the CART championship once.Fittipaldi made his race debut for Team Lotus and became Lotus's lead driver in only his fifth Grand Prix, winning the World Drivers' Championship in 1972 at the age of 25, a youngest F1 world champion record that he held for 33 years. He later moved to McLaren for 1974, winning the title once again. He surprised the paddock by moving to his brother's Fittipaldi Automotive team prior to the 1976 season, Fittipaldi took two more podium finishes before retiring in 1980.Here we offer an excellent recreation of the 1978 Emerson Fittipaldi Bell Twin Eye Port XF helmet. This fantastically painted helmet is based on a vintage Shoei form 1970, with eye for detail is in very good to mint condition (although it’s 50 years olds). The helmet has a Snell code (this tells you that the helmet is approved for professional racing sports such as F1). It also has the original factory visor that was on the helmet when... lees verder bij Catawiki