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e la macchina viene spedi- Motor Show. Although it did not yet have a buyer, the car
essa William Randolph He- was sent to New York, where it caught the attention of the
a newyorkese, già proprie- publishing magnate, William Randolph Hearst, who was
earst però, dopo la crisi del already an Isotta Fraschini owner. However, given that, in
the wake of the 1929 financial crisis, Hearst was using his
ditoriale sta sostenendo il particularly influential position to support the “Buy Amer-
n” e un acquisto così visto- ican” wave, a high-profile purchase like this would not
ua immagine del momento have been in line with the image he was cultivating at the
o per lungo tempo si è cre- time. Consequently, contrary to what was long believed,
o la macchina. Così l’Isotta he never actually bought the car. Thus, the Isotta Fraschini
Oceano ed approda in Gran 8B crossed the Atlantic once again, this time heading for
mbre 1932, targata GT4290, Great Britain where, in September 1932, with registration
primo proprietario, Lady plate GT4290, it was taken home by its first owner, Lady
ove rimarrà per i successi- Vera Geraldine Twinhard, with whom it remained for the
nte razionato, lascito della next quarter of a century. With fuel still rationed in the
utilizzabile e, nel 1957, vie- wake of the war, little use could be made of the car, and so
r. B. Brierley di Oldham nel it was sold, in 1957, to a certain Mr. B. Brierley of Oldham in
so saltuario e la parcheggia Lancashire. He used it sporadically, and kept it parked in a
entemente protettivo, tan- shelter that did not afford it adequate protection.
vernale crepa la testa del
AUTO E MOTO CLASSICHE
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