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Aston Martin DBR1 model from The Pullman Gallery

800 watts, not horsepower

Flying high

Sportfahrer

It’s photos like this that characterise the mystery and seduction of the French femme fatale – Brigitte Bardot lolling on the passenger seat of a Citroën DS with her hair unkempt and a slowly burning cigarette between her fingers. There’s only one word for it: irresistible. 

Photo: Roger-Viollet/REX/Shutterstock

It takes just a few minutes in Rémi Dargegen’s company to understand his fierce passion and deep knowledge for historic cars, particularly those of the pre-War variety – he even has a Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix car tattooed on his arm. His extraordinary eye for detail and uncanny ability to capture a car’s character or an events’ atmosphere has led him to become one of the most well-respected and sought-after classic car photographers.

Made for Motown 

A pioneering brand devoid of luck

Featuring interviews with owners and ‘tenacious restorers’, the eight-part documentary series The Iso Rivolta Chronicles will tell the forgotten story about a visionary brand, its ultra-talented founder and the cars that have carved their mark into Italian automotive history. 

Video: An Italian Garage