Gianni Agnelli at the celebration for the centenary of the birth of his grandfather in 1966 in Villar Perosa.
"This is the house where my grandfather was born. It has practically remained a family home which we are bound to." Gianni with his family in 1922.
Gianni and Donna Marella with their children Edoardo e Margherita at the house in Villar Perosa.
VILLAR PEROSA
FORTE DEI MARMI
"Before the war, as a young boy, I did regattas with sailors and lifeguards in Forte dei Marmi. Gianni in Forte dei Marmi in the 30's.
RUSSIA / AFRICA
Gianni (centre of photo) Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia in 1940.
I was commander of an armored platoon in Africa, Tunisia. Of course, we patrolled and came into contact with the enemy in battle."
1942, Gianni is the 4° from the right in the 1° row.
It was a peak , that’s all. It was conceived by my father and my grandfather in the 30’s.
Gianni with his sister Christiana in Sestriere.
SESTRIERE
Gianni in Sestriere in the 70's. The town was practically invented, as a resort for tourism and skiing by the Avoccato's grandfather in the mid-thirties.
At St.Moritz Airport in 1973, waiting to be transported on to the slopes.
ST. MORITZ
VAL CHISONE
Outside the helicopter, in search of the most seclusive slopes in the mountains of Val Chisone.
USA
With David Rockefeller in 1965, in New York, during the inauguration of the new main entrance of the Italian Palace, embellished with bas-reliefs by Giacomo Manzù, donated by Fiat as a sign of friendship and cooperation between Italy and the United States
In Rome with his sister Maria Sole in Piazza del Quirinale in 1970
ROME
TORINO
Gianni poses for a photographic shoot in front of the Mirafiori plant, the factory built by his grandfather.
Gianni and Donna Marella in the garden of Villa Bona next to a sculpture of Henry Moore
Gianni with his husky Dyed Eyes at his home Villa Frescot in Torino.
1954, Gianni in the stand of honour during a Juventus-Sampdoria game, together with the Mayor of Genova, Vittorio Pertusio.
Gianni at the “Stadio Comunale” in 1951 with Montaeri and the English football manager Jesse Carver.
Gianni on the roof of the Lingotto plant, with the “Bolla” designed by Renzo Piano in the background.