Helmet Vitaloni Replica Arturo Merzario Vintage F1 Grand Prix Ferrari Williams on 2040-parts.com

Helmet Vitaloni Replica Arturo Merzario Vintage F1 Grand Prix Ferrari Williams 

Brand: Vitaloni

Model: Replica Arturo Merzario

Size: 7 3/8 - 59cm - L

Condition: Fully restored by a professional with Arturo Merzario graphics!!!! (New paint and graphics. Lining and foam fully restored. Includes a new visor.)

Merzario made his Formula One debut in 1972, finishing in sixth place in the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. After a difficult year with Ferrari in 1973, he moved to Williams and finished third in a non-Championship race in Brazil, but the Championship seasons of 1974 and 1975 proved largely unsuccessful. However, he finished fourth in his home Grand Prix at Monza in 1974. Merzario quit during the 1975 season to return to sports cars with Alfa Romeo, winning four races plus the Targa Florio again, although he returned briefly to Formula One with Copersucar at Monza, where he finished eleventh.

Merzario returned to Formula One fulltime in 1976, initially with the works March team which was sponsored by Ovoro. After a run of disappointing results and disgruntled with his situation, he moved to Wolf, replacing Jacky Ickx but again there were no decent results.

When Merzario could no longer find a drive with established teams, he set up his own Merzario team in 1977 which struggled in Formula One for three years, initially with March 761B, cars before building his own chassis, from 1978 and later moving down to Formula Two. In three seasons the team was only classified on one occasion — at the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder when Merzario was officially placed fourteenth. He had a one-off drive with Shadow in the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix at the Osterreichring but a good drive led to retirement again and was overshadowed by the first Formula One career win of teammate Alan Jones. Merzario continued with his own Chassis for two seasons but results were very poor with the team not qualifying on the majority of occasions and retirng from the race when it did start. The Merzario M1-BMW fared no better in Formula Two in 1980 but Merzario continued to race sports cars with some success after his works Formula One career finished.

Merzario is perhaps most renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Guy Edwards, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix. In a recent interview with BBC Radio 5 linked to the release of Rush, Niki Lauda stated that "..there was a guy called Arturo Merzario who jumped into the fire and alone pulled me out of the wreckage so I survived... so he really saved my life there because a couple of seconds more I would have never made it."

Merzario was still active in sports car racing well into his sixties, driving mostly in an Italian prototype series.

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About CURVA DA MORTE – Vintage Helmets and Racing Parts

Curva da Morte is a Portuguese brand for those who love motorcycling and cars helmets. We are collectors of vintage helmets and we have over 300 helmets in our private collection. All our helmets are restored by us and ready to be used. We started collecting and restoring helmets in 1999 (we have 15 years of experience and know how). We sell restored vintage helmets and NOS (New Old Stock) we found all over the world.

We recreate the icons with the highest standard of quality, respecting the crafts methods and traditional materials.

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Policies

We sell antiques, collectible, and vintage items. Items may contain minor dusting, soiling, usage marks, and blemishes caused by natural aging and use. All items are being sold as collectibles. Every so often we do list some new items which we clearly state in the description.

Condition Chart:

We do try our best to match the product to the condition below.

Mint: Brand new and never used. No visible flaws in appearance. First quality. Most antique and vintage items will not fall in this category. However, there are some old back stock still in the market and highly sought after.

Excellent: Upon close inspection some very minor signs of use or wear, but no serious flaws. Highly prized antique and vintage items. Condition usually can't be upgraded or any better.

Very Good: Obviously used but kept in great condition and well cared for. Displays normal signs of use and wear but no abuse.

Good: Clearly used enough to cause noticeable signs of wear. Overall still in collectible condition. Offers satisfaction of owning a long sought after piece. The collectible condition is still tolerated by most collectors.

Fair: Used extensively, many cosmetic flaws and signs of wear. Still holds collectible desire based on availability, uniqueness and character. Usually purchased by collectors if an item is rare and not ready available on the open market or as a restoration project. Makes for a nice filler piece.

Poor: Used extensively with abundant and major cosmetic flaws. Sold "AS IS" for decorative use only. Makes for a nice filler collectible until a better one can be obtained. Displays lots of use and age character. For the collector who likes to restore or just desires the primitive rustic look of an abused aged item.

The condition listed is a personal opinion. We try to give a fair opinion based on our experience.

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SERVICE

We are committed to providing our customers total satisfaction.

CURVA DA MORTE – Vintage Helmets and Racing Parts offers the following:

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED/ RETURN POLICY: If you are not satisfied with the product, please contact me first. We cannot refund shipping and handling fees nor will I pay for return postage unless your purchase is proven to be different from the item described by an error. Otherwise all sales are final. Please pay close attention to pictures and description. Additional photos or information are available upon request.

SHIPPING POLICY: WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE.

Shipping Cost: For most orders, I charge regular postal rates plus a handling fee. This fee helps us cover bubble wrap, boxes, tape, shipping labels, ink, trips to the post office and labor time. Antiques and collectibles usually require special handling and packaging resulting in higher handling fees.

Shipping Methods: We always use PRIORITY AIR MAIL and almost items are ship with insurance and tracking number as proof of mailing.

Combine Shipping: We combine shipping. If you buy more than one item please wait until we can send you a combined invoice before submitting us payment.

Transit times: We ship Monday until Friday. Items usually ship out one day after receiving payment. We do not ship on weekends or holidays. Transit time can range from 5 to 10 days for Europe and 11 to 23 days for USA and for Rest of the World

PAYMENTS: Paypal or bank transfer (ask me before bid). No checks and no M.O. I accept payment in Euros and bank transfers to European buyers.

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