Ewy Rosqvist-von Korff: a star goes out
Baroness Ewy von Korff-Rosqvist, the only female racing driver for the Mercedes rally team, died on July 4, 2024 at the age of 94. Back...
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PORTRAITS
COCKPIT
Jun 111 min
A duo of Algerian craftsmen make a wooden car
Sometimes stories come true where you least expect them. This is the case of this magnificent work of art representing a wooden vehicle,...
COCKPIT
Jul 15, 20234 min
AVUS racing circuit in Germany, or the legend of the fastest circuit in the world
To make the fastest circuit in the world the recipe is simple, make two straight lines connected by two loops and that's it! Do you have...
COCKPIT
Jun 21, 20231 min
COCKPIT Office
Short guided tour
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Jan 27, 20236 min
Paul Bracq: a talented designer
You may not know his name, but you all remain fulfilled by his chisel, if you are told Mercedes SL "Pagoda", or the BMW Turbo, or even...
COCKPIT
Jan 5, 20232 min
Portrait: Mohammed Lazouni, a life dedicated to road safety
Mohammed Lazouni was born on March 8, 1937 in Algiers, a specialist in road safety in Algeria, a national security official (DGSN), he...
COCKPIT
Jan 31, 20221 min
Henri Cachia: the little story with Porsche
1951, Algiers. Henri Cachia, a passionate young mechanic, sees a Porsche 356 Cabriolet arriving in his modest workshop. The racing car is...
COCKPIT
Dec 22, 20212 min
Rafik Ferrag: talented Algerian automobile designer
His name may mean nothing to you, but this young Algerian has succeeded in creating a name in the very closed world of automotive...
COCKPIT
Dec 22, 20212 min
Baïla Ndiaye, the father of the first Senegalese car | Sindiely
Last virtual stopover in Senegal before a new destination, this time we are talking about a genius of discovery, something known to...
COCKPIT
Dec 22, 20212 min
Aseel Al Hamad, Saudi Arabia's first female pilot
Saudi driver Aseel Al-Hamad, an interior designer by trade, also works as the sports car section manager at Rose Auto Magazine, the...
COCKPIT
Dec 22, 20214 min
The Challenger 1 & Challenger 2 speed record cars or the history of the Thompson family
There are objects in life that unite families by the common passion of these members. The story we tell you, united the Thompson fathers...
COCKPIT
Dec 22, 20215 min
Harley J. Earl: America's Automotive Design Pioneer
His name may mean nothing to you, but his realization will surely tell you, that it is not his style that of his techniques of...
COCKPIT
Dec 15, 20215 min
Portrait: the Porsche and Piëch families - Part 3/3
Following the death of Ferdinand Porsche, the Porsche and Piëch clans will wage a war which is this time economic. Equal shareholders...
COCKPIT
Dec 15, 20215 min
Portrait: the Porsche and Piëch families - Part 2/3
The Porsche design office hired in front of Hilter to complete the people's car project within a given timeframe, work in families on it,...
COCKPIT
Dec 15, 20215 min
Portrait: the Porsche and Piëch families - Part 1/3
We cannot dissociate our two families by their links and histories which are strongly linked. It is therefore the story of families...
COCKPIT
Oct 14, 20212 min
When Henry Ford executes Fordism to the extreme
Quand on parle de Henry Ford, tout le monde pense sa citation : « Vous pouvez choisir sa couleur, du moment qu’elle soit noire ! » et du For
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