Mclaren – Niki Lauda – 1984 – Replica helmet

1984 championship Niki Lauda - McLaren - helmet.Niki Lauda is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F 1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He is a legend and one of the great F1 drivers of all time.Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 GP at the Nürburgring, during which his Ferrari burst into flames, and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns.However, he survived and recovered enough to race again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix and became World Champion again in 1977 and 1984.Here we offer a very nice 1984 Niki Lauda recreation helmet to honour this fantastic and legendary F1 driver.This later Bell XFM-1 classic helmet has been restored before painting and replaced the worn interior with a complete new one.It’s painted with the iconic red/pink colour Niki used in 1984, with Marlboro, Parmalat, Boss and Michelin decals for his 3rd world championship livery..In 1984 Lauda was teamed up with very talented Alian Prost, in the end Lauda won the World Championship with only a half point, the smallest margin ever in F1.A great and unique used look... lees verder bij Catawiki