Gran Turismo Models & Genealogies Book

I picked up one of these yesterday at FoA, and I can highly recommend the book. It is a large (9-5/8 x 13-1/4), 144-page hardcover that features every production Ferrari road car (even if "production" was in single digits) from the 166 Inter of 1948 to the F12tdf of 2015.

The book starts with nine "family trees" (hence the "Genealogies" in the title) showing the relationship of related models, shown chronologically. These are divided by car type (Sports car, GT, Supercar), engine location, or number of cylinders, and as a result many cars appear on more than one tree.

The bulk of the book is 117 single-page articles on each car model. While these are listed chronologically, the table of contents shows them alphanumerically, so it is easy to find a particular model. Each page includes a large photo, a fairly comprehensive specification table (all measurements in metric, of course) and a long paragraph describing the car.

To me, this book would be a fantastic buy at a substantially higher price, so to be able to get it for $40, and with some of the proceeds going to the "Rides to Remember" charities, is a real steal. I urge everyone close to Atlanta who reads this to head over there and pick up a copy while you can! (And while you're there, there are some good bargains on the boutique sales tables. I picked up a nice jacket.)

 

The name is a bit misleading, as it appears to cover every production Ferrari road car. The purest sports cars, such as the 250 TdF (identified here as the "250 GT Berlinetta (Passo Longo)") the 250 SWB ("250 GT Berlinetta (Passo Corto)") and the 250 GTO are all in the book. It doesn't include pure racing versions (not street-legal) of the later cars, such as the Challenge cars or the "XX" cars.

It also includes the F60 America and the Sergio, of which only 10 and 6 were built, respectively.

 

I have been checking the web and most other places are charging $10 - 30 more than FoA, so we have a good thing going here!

 

One for each bathroom, I presume?

 

I have the book as well - won it at our Christmas dinner this past Saturday night - donation coming to FOA for charity... its a good book, not much new info but it's "official" Ferrari ... for what it's worth!