"Coco" Chinetti, Gary Wales and the Ferrari Breadvan: One of the rewarding aspects of having friends who are always in the thick of it is that you get to hear stories that aren't necessarily going to be reported in the news press. For those of us who are connoisseurs of limited-edition anecdotes, these stories have a particular cachet when the subject is something about which you are passionate and already knowledgeable but the tidbit being offered up has somehow escaped everyone's attention. This is what happened on one occasion when I visited with Gary Wales and his wife Marilyn in their home. "I've got something to give you," Gary told me. "I want you to have this." Gary led us into his pub where one could be excused for thinking we'd just been transported to Blighty and walked into an episode of Inspector Morse or Midsomer Murders. We pulled up our chairs and scrutinized a glass picture frame holding a printed cocktail napkin with a few ink drawings scribbled on it. The napkin was from "Chicago's Triple Treat: London House, Mister Kelly's and downstage room Happy Medium". Seeing that one of the drawings on the napkin was a rendering of the rear aspect of the famous Ferrari Breadvan was not too surprising as Gary and his partner Dick Merritt were the first U.S. owners of that illustrious car. The next two drawings were somewhat more enigmatic. (Continued in comments) #ferrari #ferraribreadvan #cocochinetti #garywales #edniles #filmmakerslife https://www.instagram.com/p/BpE4cE6nxB0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=44is42u2j5gd
