After seeing it shown on a Facebook post, I bought a copy of this excellent book, having always been a fan of the late Pete Coltrin. The first couple of years covered are of the California sports car scene, which still included a number of Ferraris driven by the likes of Carroll Shelby and Dan Gurney. Pete then covered the fateful 1957 Mille Miglia, and the rest of the book is shot in Europe and naturally features plenty of Ferraris, and it's all in gorgeous color! Image Unavailable, Please Login
'Racing in color' is a true classic. Besides the photography by Peter Coltrin , it is excellent written by Chris Nixon.
Don't forget this one. https://hortonsbooks.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=336&product_id=3087
Dalton Watson is having a 50% sale on some of their racing books, which is good value. For instance $155 books are now $77.50, which is a little more reasonable. No, the new Ferrari 333 SP book is not on sale. http://daltonwatson.com/v/vspfiles/images/newsletter/4-2-20.html
Ferrari Club Austria, official 2019 Yearbook, the ninth in a row already. Hardbound, total of 192 pages. Hundreds of photos. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login
I enjoyed this book so much that I got what might be considered its companion volume (same publisher, same size). While this time most of the photos are in black & white, they and the accompanying text are magnificent, and this was another worthwhile buy. I particularly liked the photos that Louis took while riding alongside Peter Collins in the Mille Miglia, a rarely seen viewpoint. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Bought this many years ago along with Klemantaski's companion book on Aston Martin. The Ferrari book I got has the grey cover and is number 588/1000. It is weird and unique in that a group of pages was duplicated when it was printed and bound. Pages 109 through 124 were stitched in twice. It is a marvelous look back as is the Aston edition.
Question: Have you guys been buying more/ less or the same number of motoring books during this isolation period. I personally have found great comfort in flicking through my library of books during the long days spent inside and have a few more coming on order.
I've been buying more, but NOT because of the isolation. I happened to join a Facebook group and am either discovering books I didn't know about, or rediscovering books that I had long ago forgotten. Sometimes, joining a Facebook group can get expensive! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1523156571311851/
Anybody have thoughts on if you have the original 2017 edition, is it worth buying the update? Image Unavailable, Please Login
Have just received this: Ferrari 250 GTO; L'empreinte d'une Legende. It's a very nice book, in a slip case. Large size app 12" x 10" with 240pgs. It doesn't tell us anything new, but there are photos that I've never seen before, which is always good, from the Bernard Cahier archives. I also like that the photos have been used large size and not the useless 2-3" size of some books. Test is in French & English. But what I don't like is that the publishers have fallen into the trap of following the modern trend for grey print on white paper. Why? What's the point of a book if you can hardly read it? For me this is such a shame. It might be ok for young'uns but I need reading glasses these days. Nathan Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Is Keith Bluemel bringing out an updated general 250 GTO book on all the cars, not a book on a singular GTO, as his book on 4153GT?
Yes, the grey on white format is a deal killer for me. I don’t understand the reason for it. I can think of only three reasons: Cost saving in ink. Possible I suppose, but not really significant on a relatively small print run. Greater contrast between text and pictures. Seems misguided and not worth the eye strain. A style trend. Silly and if so, please end it. As to GTO books, there are so many, and is there really anything new to be said? The last one I read, by the late Anthony Pritchard, was a bit less than I expected. Is there “the one” GTO book to have?
I think it's a factor of the computer, we have had newspapers here get SO bad as to be unreadable, but I'm sure it looked great, on screen....
Steve, Keith will not be updating the book he produced with Jess Pourret. However he tells me, "I am acting as a consultant to a new book on the GTO being produced by Porter Press, being written by James Page. It will be a two volume edition, and I think will be available later this year." Nathan