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Sculptors of speed. Those wire artists

1 October 20232 min read4 images

Preserving Legends: Jean-Marc Borel's quest to revive iconic automobiles through legendary craftsmen, forging a museum for automotive history.

Sculptors of speed. Those wire artists
Photo credit: Nanette Schärf

Some things come to an end, some fade into obscurity, and others leave us with a sense of nostalgia. Then there are those that must not be forgotten, for the significant role they played in our history.

This conviction has been held by Jean-Marc Borel, a Frenchman with a lifetime devoted to the world of automobiles, ever since his arrival in Italy. He soon realized that the era of the panel beaters who meticulously crafted the likes of the Ferrari GTO and California, Maserati Birdcage, and even the Shelby Cobra Le Mans, had inevitably drawn to a close with the arrival of composite materials.

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The “filoni” were used as templates for shaping aluminium bodywork. Here you can recognize the Ferrari 250 GTO.

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