Books

There are lots of books on the iconic F-car models, Daytona, BB etc, but are there any on our hobbycar - the 400? If so by whom and where can they be found?

Regards, Ray.

 

There's a reasonable coverage of the entire series up to the 400i anyway in David Owen's Osprey Auto History book "Ferrari 4-Seaters V12 Pininfarina 2+2; 1960 On" published in 1983 by Osprey Publishing and distributed in the U.S. by Motorbooks. Chapters 6 & 7 from page 90-115 covers the 365 GT4 2+2 to the 400i and quotes the Car and Driver article that said "the 400i is the Ferrari for the guy who has cooled off enough about Ferraris that he no longer has to have a red one." and summed it up as "the one to have when you've had one of everything else." and because they're weren't officially imported into the U.S., "which means you're not likely to meet yourself on the way down to the country club".

Another excellent book is the Automobilia "Ferrari 412" by Paolo Murani and Stefano Pasini published in 1986 and which covers the predecessors in the series quite well plus has lots of photos of the various models in the series.

 

This is on eBay at the moment - FERRARI - 4-Seaters - Osprey

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FERRARI-4-Seaters-Osprey-Auto-History-Classic-Car-Bk_W0QQitemZ350194946310QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Vehicles_Manuals_Litterature_ET?hash=item350194946310&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

 

I won this book. Thanks for the heads up, Simon!

Aidan

 

Maybe you could find Stefano Pasini / Paolo Murani 412 book on www.abebooks.com

ISBN : 88-85058-52-3

CL 41-0095-6

Editor : Automobilia (no more exists)

 

Wow, $350 plus shipping! I paid $45.95 for my copy, but that was probably at least 10 years ago, maybe more.

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Murani&sts=t&tn=Ferrari+412&x=49&y=8

 

I paid about $100 before last Christmas, from the Ferrari Market Letter bookstore.

http://www.ferrarimarketletter.com/store.cfm

Aidan

 

abebooks is an int'l network of books re-sellers.

You cannot deduct today's price at one re-seller's will be tomorrow's at another one.

You have to check regularly, and then you can make real bargains !

;-)