PAPAZOGLAKIS, Christian (Born 1969) Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird (Pete Hamilton), winner of the 1970 Daytona 500. Pencil and acrylic on paper, signed. 29.7 x 42 cm. Christian Papazoglakis is a Belgian author specializing in automobile drawings. He started out in 1998 as Jean Graton's assistant on the Michel Vaillant series, before devoting himself to his own graphic novels, notably his series on the 24h of Le Mans." Experts. Pauline Testut & Floriant Bourguet

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