YOUR CAR STUFF
Mike Cohen shares some keepsakes and collectables from a pre-electric era.
1. Hand-drawn cutaway from the centre of a 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB brochure from Continental Cars.
2. A late 1990s Audi pen and case, in native NZ rimu.
3. Full set of keys for a 1981 Holden Commodore SL/E.
4. Porsche Carrera badge issued to celebrate launch of 991 series in 2012.
5. Centre caps for three different Alfasud wheel designs.
6. Snapshot of Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo, flanked by colleagues, inspecting the Ferrari stand at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show.
7. Goodwood Revival programme signed by the late Sir Stirling Moss.
8. Image from rare Lamborghini Diablo brochure. The late-90s marketing collateral was other-worldly in terms of production quality with confronting underworld-inspired content that was as extreme as the car.
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