JENSON BUTTON MCLAREN MERCEDES PINK JAPAN GP 2014 ARAI GP6 RC HELMET - $9,900 - (Denver, CO)
JENSON BUTTON McLAREN MERCEDES 2014 JAPAN GRAND PRIX FORMULA ONE "PAPA SMURF" PINK ARAI GP6-RC RACING HELMET.THIS SPECIAL PINK DESIGN WAS USED AT THE 2014 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX. HELMET WAS DESIGNED AS A TRIBUTE TO JENSON'S FATHER JOHN WHO PASSED AWAY EARLIER IN 2014. HE ATTENDED ALL OF JENSON'S RACES IN HIS TRADEMARK PINK SHIRT AND WAS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AROUND THE F1 PADDOCK AS "PAPA SMURF" AS DEPICTED IN ORIGINAL CARTOON IMAGE ON HELMET. SUPER RARE. ONLY TWO HELMETS WERE EVER PRODUCED IN THIS SPECIAL PINK DESIGN FOR THE 2014 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX. JENSON KEPT THE ORIGINAL HELMET HE WORE FOR HIS PERSONAL COLLECTION, HE KEEPS ALMOST ALL OF HIS HELMETS. THIS EXACT HELMET WAS PERSONALLY MADE FOR JENSON AS A SPECIAL GIFT FOR ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS, JAMES. HELMET IS SIGNED BY THE 2009 FORMULA ONE CHAMPION. HELMET IS DESIGNED AND PAINTED BY JENSON'S PERSONAL PAINTER UFFE DESIGNS OF FINLAND. HELMET IS NUMBERED JB 12/ 14 RC (JB = JENSON BUTTON / 12= 12th HELMET PAINTED FOR SEASON / 14 = 2014 / RC= ARAI GP6 RC HELMET). UFFE DESIGNS IS ALSO THE ORIGINAL HELMET PAINTER OF SEVERAL F1 DRIVERS INCLUDING KIMI RAIKKONEN, SERGIO PEREZ, and KEVIN MAGNUSSEN. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF ORIGINAL HELMET ART AND ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREAT F1 HELMET DESIGNS.HELMET IS ONE OF JENSON'S ORIGINAL ARAI FORMULA ONE HELMETS AND IS FITTED WITH ONE OF HIS SPECIAL BLUE TINTED VISORS AND HAS ZYLON STRIP ABOVE VISOR.HELMET INCLUDES COA FROM RACING HALL OF FAME COLLECTION IN CANADA. THEY DEAL DIRECTLY WITH JENSON BUTTON. I WILL ALSO INCLUDE COPY OF HIS BEST SELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY. THANK YOU.
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