Handwritten Interview

Mr. Andrea Gallignani, Elio’s very good friend, published in the Facebook group ELIO DE ANGELIS ” IL PILOTA GENTLEMAN “ an interview with Elio from the start of 1986 in which the questions were answered handwritten by Elio himself!

He was very kind to authorize me to publish this interview in this website too and here it is for you all to enjoy, click on the images for see them larger:

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