When Hilaire and Laura Damiron came from Mexico to visit the Fangio Museum in Balcarce, they received nothing short of the royalty treatment. Is it because of their deep connections to motor racing? Or the inexhaustible gift from Argentineans to welcome their visitors? Or a combination thereof? Who knows. Let it be noted, though, that …
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All part of life’s rich pagent – in Balcarce
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Argentinean road trip – part 2 (Mar del Plata & Buenos Aires)
As you, the faithful, might remember, we took a slight detour (just another 10,000 km and a leap into a completely different time-zone) last months to go back to the sources of the Suixtil brand and, at the same time, some of the most glorious hours of motor racing. We’ve already discussed at some lengths …
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A road trip to Argentina – with a purpose (of course)… – Part I
Visiting Argentina is an experience and more – let us tell you about our latest trip, just this past month. As a preamble, it should be noted that we’d been there before – some 20-odd years ago – and that we have also been around a few other places, often taking the proverbial (and literal) …
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Racestripe Magazine reviews Suixtil – that’s sweet, sorry Swede!
Good news travel fast – they also travel far, as we found out when reading the message from friendly Robert that Racestripe magazine – a gorgeous webzine put-together in Sweden by true aficionados for the simple pleasure of it – had decided to publish a feature on Suixtil. And this right after Christmas, with their …
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Back for more – Peter shows his F1 testimony where it really matters…
Do you know what’s truly best, when you are a distinguished F1 photographer: the long seasonal break, of course – and the ability to escape to warmer climes too – as Peter, our friend and Danish Ambassador has just done. Having enjoyed the second-to-none Argentinean welcome last year, Peter – being generous to a fault …
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Peter, our Danish Ambassador (and so much more) also visits Balcarce
So much more because, of course, Peter is – for those of you who follow our efforts – a famed F1 photographer with more than 600 GP behind his lense(s – of couse it is, by now, a plural, even for such a singular record!). Let it be said that Peter has had a chance …
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A trip down to Balcarce – a meeting with history
Mariano, our American distributor – yes, he is the (what else) driving force behind Suixtil USA – was down in Argentina for some family quality time. And you know how this goes: boys will be boys and all – get a few friends together and the next thing you know, everyone is agreeing that visiting …
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The BelleVue ’50s make it big with Classic & Sports Car
It’s another feature-packed issue of Classic & Sports Car – 512BB, Bora, DuPont – you name them it has them – and we’re therefore thrilled that our friend Mick still found the way to slot our BelleView ’50s our latest (re)creation into its gear section. With quite a complimentary review, we might add. But then …
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Night at the (Fangio) Museum….
What did you think happened when the open the doors of such a special place as the Fangio Museum in Balcarce to Mauricio, our dedicated artisan who is responsible for the elaboration and the craft of – among others – our helmets. Well, of course he will take one of our Rivadavia along and, bring …
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Klassiker, in Sweden, explores your Suixtil universe
We’re very proud that, tanks to the help of our friend Harald (leader of the SAAB chapter of your Swedish Escuderia), your brand was featured with quite some details in the latest edition of Klassiker (a leading swedish magazine that also had some interesting features about a Volvo barn find and a SAAB buyers’ guide). …
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