Whilst many calendars may be more expensive to produce, none has achieved the fame of the Pirelli calend ar, which uses the most famous models and photographers. Her e, an ex-designer of the calendar presents a selection of it s best photographs. '
Over a period of twenty-five years the Pirelli calendars have shaken the media world with their audacity, innovation and spectacular imagery. The Calendar was very much a product of the cultural revolution which inspired a new sensuality, a new appreciation of the female form and, above all, an urgent need to break taboos. Each year the Pirelli calendar with its 12 leaves were and still are eagerly awaited.
The Pirelli Album of Motor Sport
A celebration of mankind's quest for supremacy on the land, at sea and in the air over the past century. The text covers the period from the first Paris-Bordeaux road race in 1895 to the most recent attempt on the land speed record, from Orville and Wilbur Wright's first powered flight in 1903 to Neil Armstrong's moonwalk in 1969 and the Mir space station, from the Blue Riband transatlantic liners to the first solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world, and from steam locomotives to Bullet trains.