the "Mail Slot" Bell helmet

https://www.facebook.com/groups/527146584145263/posts/3242191942640700

this kid grew up, to write a book about racing helmets and run a car auction company

His 660 page two-volume set called The Art of Racing: Helmets is about helmets worn by famous and less-famous race car drivers, some of which are rather plain, and some are artistic masterpieces.

The Art of Racing: Helmets is co-authored—or co-curated, according to the book’s cover—by Ronald Stern, a noted helmet collector

a driver’s helmet may well be more recognizable than their likeness. 

Watch a race for minutes or hours and you may see the driver’s face for only moments, and that’s only if they do very well. The rest of the time, you’re looking at the racer’s helmet.

“It was a three-and-a-half-year project,” Twyman said. Though these are helmets—properly worn helmets, Twyman stressed, not copies, not promotional versions—from significant winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500, the Mille Miglia, and the Targa Florio, the subject is overwhelmingly Formula 1. “My aspiration was to get an example from every single world champion, which initially seemed like a big task, but we achieved that. And then I wondered how far we could go beyond that. What about grand prix winners?”

The plan was for a single book, “but it became quite apparent we needed two volumes, so we created a split,” ending the first book around 1979, with the second volume covering this modern era, through 2024.

Many of the helmets came from institutions such as the Swiss Museum of Transport, as well as private collections of motorsports enthusiasts such at McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/automobilia/the-art-of-racing-helmets-lifts-the-visor-on-racings-fastest-art-form

There are 300 “standard, slip-cased” sets for about $600, plus shipping, and there are 50 leather-bound editions that are numbered and signed for about 2k

https://www.magnetomagazine.com/product/the-art-of-racing-helmets

https://www.octane-magazine.com/product/the-art-of-racing-helmets/

Ryan Reynolds bought a piece of the Alpine F1 team, and this was the obvious visual result

Hollywood superstar Reynolds, along with fellow Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney, has joined forces with Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners to acquire a 24 per cent stake in the Alpine F1 team.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/escalated-0-oh-my-god-this-real-deadpool-helmet-ryan-reynolds-wrexham-formula-one-las-vegas/blted3c22bdc65bb0fd

https://geekireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/esteban-ocon-ryan-reynolds-3.jpg

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1ec2eny/special_deadpool_wolverine_suits_for_both_alpine/
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/25/pictures-ocon-gasly-and-tsunodas-special-helmets-for-the-belgian-grand-prix

Phil Toledano's new work collecting and photographing US navy fighter pilot helmets.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/95679693/US-Navy-Fighter-Pilot-Series?tracking_source=project_owner_other_projects

https://www.mrjakeparker.com/blog/2022/2/14/vietnam-era-fighter-pilot-helmets

A Guide to WWII USAAF Flying Helmets

Read the article for the info, if you like, I figured you might want to know there's a good article about the evolution of the Army Air Force helmet, I just wanted to pass along the photos

 

https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbird-articles/collector-corner-a-guide-to-wwii-usaaf-flying-helmets.html