I knew Tom Meade for a period of forty years spending time with him in southern California in the 70s, buying cars from him in Italy and, later, getting him out of the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center for dinners in restaurants a couple of times a week after he suffered a stroke. When I decided to combine these outings with casting sessions I was conducting for my (Interview) version française series, Elysée Wednesday was born and the weekly, Wednesday gatherings continued from 2009 until 2014. Tom created a number of extraordinary designs that he built, usually, on a Ferrari chassis (a notable exception being the Thomassima II on a Cooper chassis with a Ferrari 250 engine). Though best known among them were the Thomassima series, Tom also produced the Nembo designs and lesser known works like a Dino 246 with enlarged fenders looking something like a P4. (Continued in comments) #ferrarilife #tommeade #thomassima #thomassima3 #thomassima3 #filmmakerslife https://www.instagram.com/n3actes/p/Bt-rYV3lIrf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oc7h4hozii7a
