SICILY THE UNTOLD STORY

It was a warm, early evening on Sicily, and Campofelice, a small town on the northern coast, came at just the right time for a much-needed caffeine hit. I’d recently arrived with my photographer and partner, Iris, to research the 1973 Targa Florio race.

Leaving the café on Campofelice’s main street, a double espresso keeping sleep at bay, we caught sight of a painting in the window of a little gallery across the road. It appeared to be a Porsche 911 sitting in a tree. We were intrigued and, crossing over for a closer look, identified it as an RSR. Rather than sitting in the tree, the car appeared to have been wrapped around it – and at some speed. But 911s getting wrapped around trees is, unfortunately, nothing new. Why should this image have pride of place in a gallery here? Had it been open we would have enquired about the background to the picture, but the place was shut up and gave no indication of opening hours. We were due to visit the town again the following day to check out its Targa Florio museum, so I made a mental note to call