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Tie up any loose ends: it's Friday 13
Whenever Friday 13th comes around I remember learning childhood superstitions – never walk under a ladder, don’t step on a crack between paving stones – and expect bad luck on Friday 13th. So far I have been lucky and nothing bad has happened on these occasions, but sometimes people bring about their own bad luck.
My camera’s subject today loves wearing flowing scarves and open air vintage motoring and is fully aware of the famous dancer Isadora Duncan and how she met her end. It was the 14th of September 1927 when Isadora climbed into an Amilcar CGS wrapped in a glorious hand-painted silk scarf and her elegant dress style and joie-de-vivre was to contribute to her demise. The scarf became caught in the wheel’s spokes.
Caroline wants me to tell you the car was stationary in the photograph, so ladies I urge you to live life to the full and express yourself with stylish dress in open top vintage cars but please pay attention to those loose ends.
(Text and photos by Robin Batchelor. FYI, the car she is in is a 1931 Frazer Nash Ulster)
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jeudi juin 12th, 2014
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Inconnu
16 Juin 2014, 05:19
Robin Batchelor
13 Juin 2014, 10:31
[quote name="Craig Little"]Wonderful Robin.
I love it and have the book. I could be wrong but is it possible that the icing on the cake, is that other CGS Amilcar that appears in Lartigue's book, is the same vehicle with the same registration, same windscreen, same phares, fitted with an earlier body![/quote]
Perhaps someone can tell us the story of these two Lartigue Amilcars?
Editor: I own a small booklet "En Route monsieur Lartigue" published by Adrien Maeght. Here we find various photos of the very same car and same registration. A caption explains that the (partly alloy) coachwork was designed by Henri Lartigue himself.
see for booklet: http://www.maeght.com/editions/article.asp?recherche=lartigue&id=1617
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I love it and have the book. I could be wrong but is it possible that the icing on the cake, is that other CGS Amilcar that appears in Lartigue's book, is the same vehicle with the same registration, same windscreen, same phares, fitted with an earlier body![/quote]
Perhaps someone can tell us the story of these two Lartigue Amilcars?
Editor: I own a small booklet "En Route monsieur Lartigue" published by Adrien Maeght. Here we find various photos of the very same car and same registration. A caption explains that the (partly alloy) coachwork was designed by Henri Lartigue himself.
see for booklet: http://www.maeght.com/editions/article.asp?recherche=lartigue&id=1617
Inconnu
13 Juin 2014, 09:36
Wonderful Robin.
I love it and have the book. I could be wrong but is it possible that the icing on the cake, is that other CGS Amilcar that appears in Lartigue's book, is the same vehicle with the same registration, same windscreen, same phares, fitted with an earlier body!
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I love it and have the book. I could be wrong but is it possible that the icing on the cake, is that other CGS Amilcar that appears in Lartigue's book, is the same vehicle with the same registration, same windscreen, same phares, fitted with an earlier body!
Robin Batchelor
13 Juin 2014, 06:56
Craig - you've prompted me to share my favourite Amilcar pic. Taken in 1927 by Lartigue of his first wife Bibi in his Amilcar CGS.
Robin.
[img]http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/98/01/dd/9801dd55570ca6d16c349c8932ece0bc.jpg[/img]
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Robin.
[img]http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/98/01/dd/9801dd55570ca6d16c349c8932ece0bc.jpg[/img]
editor: It's a common belief and well understandable if you know the real history. We are planning to do a booklet in the near future where all facts will show the amazing story round Isadora's death.