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  1. BlueBiturbo

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    #15226 BlueBiturbo, Oct 13, 2012
    The Kyosho 1/12 scale was promised to be released 2nd Q 2012... so far nothing yet.
    If AutoArt release 1/12 scale of that car I'd buy em for sure
     
  2. SAB

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    #15227 SAB, Oct 13, 2012
    I've seen quite a number of models promised well over a year ago and still haven't been released. Auto Art Wolf Countach just in 1:18 I believe.
     
  3. raymondQV

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    #15228 raymondQV, Oct 13, 2012
    I've seen the book over Valentino Balboni being announced since 2 years and still not available...
     
  4. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #15229 Olivier NAMECHE, Oct 13, 2012
    Raymond,
    Wasn'it launched at Frankfurt car show/exhibition ?
     
  5. raymondQV

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    #15230 raymondQV, Oct 13, 2012
    Valentino Balboni - Lamborghini-Testfahrer - Der beste Job der Welt - Sein Leben und die komplette Markengeschichte

    ISBN: 978-3-613-02865-4
    Preis: 49.90 EUR / 69.90 sFr
    Erscheinungstermin unbestimmt.

    No date known...
     
  6. jollygood

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    #15231 jollygood, Oct 13, 2012



    Erscheinungsdatum : 1. Aufl. 2013
    http://www.buchhandel.de/detailansicht.aspx?isbn=9783613028654
     
  7. joe sackey

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    #15232 joe sackey, Oct 13, 2012
    Raymond, getting a book published can be a nightmare. Ask me how I know. Once the writer has finished submitting the text, illustrations & images, he loses control to the publisher's disposition in terms of creative & logistical changes, copyright issues, and the publisher's own financial situation & production capabilities.

    Consider it a minor miracle in these internet days when a good book gets published, and in fact most good books take an average of 5 years to get from the point of the idea in the writer's mind to the point where people can buy it off Amazon. http://joesackey.com/the-lamborghini-miura-bible/ took that time period, and even that was without any major issues! In fact I had been been developing the material 5 years prior to that, so all told it took 10 years. I am aware of at least 3 different books that are 3, 4, or 5 years past the point of the originally hoped-for publication date.
     
  8. ken qv

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    #15233 ken qv, Oct 13, 2012
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    #15234 ken qv, Oct 13, 2012
  10. joe sackey

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  11. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #15236 Olivier NAMECHE, Oct 14, 2012
    If you allow me to ask you, why have you select to work with a publisher/editor ?

    I was thinking because you own several Miura SV you could have the financial ressources to publish it yourself and control the whole process ?

    As you know I'm still working on mine and when it will be finished, I will see if I can afford to manage the publication with guys of my business (typo & photo scenarist). I already have discover the printer Corp. matching my quality expectations. But I will see later if I can handle all this myself !

    BTW, for some of the books that are not yet launched, the reason is the "licensing & branding" contract to be signed with the factory in order to get the small square gold logo on the bottom of these books...
     
  12. Jota 5084

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    #15237 Jota 5084, Oct 14, 2012
    Talking about models, there is finaly a date on the Miura Jota, over 2 years late.

     
  13. hyenahf

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    #15238 hyenahf, Oct 14, 2012
    what a fantastic line up... great photo

    many thanks for sharing

    hf
     
  14. joe sackey

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    #15239 joe sackey, Oct 14, 2012
    One simple reason: TIME!

    I simply did not have the time to self-publish and get involved in the whole process of publishing: preparation, editing, printing, marketing, distribution etc etc etc etc.

    That turned out to be a wise decision, because I do absolutely nothing to promote my book, and yet it is internationally distributed world-wide, published in 3 different languages, and has sold out 2 full editions in 4 years already. All I do is receive a payment every year!

    I knew full well going in that the demands on my time (family, business - in that order) meant that I needed to involve a good publisher. Yes, it can be difficult working with a publisher, but, I have the results to prove that its worth it.

    Yes, I could easily have afforded to self-publish, costly as that can be, but at the time (2007) I had just launched Joe Sackey Classics LLC and wanted to dedicate my time to growing my business. That's exactly what I have done, so no regrets about involving a publisher. Anyone who wants my book tells me it is easy to get (via Amazon or Veloce UK), and I get letters from all 4 corners of the globe telling me they have the book and want to mail it to me to privately sign it for them. So, I'm very happy with that decision.
     
  15. ken qv

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    #15240 ken qv, Oct 14, 2012
    Thanks for the photo help Joe. Curious about how Jays car
    got rerouted to North America. Interesting.
     
  16. joe sackey

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    #15241 joe sackey, Oct 14, 2012
    Either a Middle East car which was not delivered (cancelled order etc) or a car that went to the Middle East for a short period then sold to the USA. Jay bought it as a used car, not new.
     
  17. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #15242 Olivier NAMECHE, Oct 15, 2012
    Thanks for the explanation Joe !
     
  18. Albert-LP

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    #15243 Albert-LP, Oct 15, 2012
    are you writing a book, Olivier?

    ciao
     
  19. forza_lamborghini

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    #15244 forza_lamborghini, Oct 15, 2012
    Turin (Torino), October 1971. Stanzani told me the wrecked prototype was taken back from MIRA and sat somewhere in or around the factory for some time (a few years, if memory serves me right). Would make a nice "barn find" if it's still in one piece.
     
  20. JDBQV

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    #15245 JDBQV, Oct 15, 2012
    Wow Joe, just another WISE desision you have made. Have you ever made a bad desision in your life, probably not ! Nice plug on your book though, but why would anyone want you to sign a book ,,, really ? WHAT AN EGO !!!! Are you for real ????? "yes I could have easily afforded to self publish" what a clown you are. You are truly the COUNTACH "has no needs" GOD!!!!!
     
  21. joe sackey

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    #15246 joe sackey, Oct 15, 2012
    I make bad decisions every day. For example, today I decided to give a seller an extra hour to think about my offer, but, by the time I called he had sold the car to someone else.

    However, an hour later I got a lead on an even better car for a better price!! So it turns out that my bad decision was not bad after all :)
     
  22. joe sackey

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    #15247 joe sackey, Oct 15, 2012
    It would be great if Stanzani can remember what happened to it!

    Frankly, I have heard just the opposite: that the wreck was destroyed at Mira and was not returned to Lamborghini with the exception of the engine. But, that's just another story without any verification whatsoever.
     
  23. joe sackey

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    #15248 joe sackey, Oct 15, 2012
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    #15249 CK7684, Oct 15, 2012
    I'm curious as to what the laws were back then regarding crash tests. Were the cars not required to pass a chassis? Was this done only for information gathering? I find it interesting that the chassis changed from monocoque to tube frame without also testing the tube frame version...
     
  25. tcannon

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    #15250 tcannon, Oct 15, 2012
    That would be a shame if it was destroyed. Ever since I saw a pic of the crashed prototype when I was a kid, I have always wondered what happened to it. I would think that if the factory was able to retrieve it after the test that they would have taken great care of it somewhere and not just let it set around outside somewhere. Maybe some day the mystery will be solved and hopefully in a good way. ;)
     
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