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Yes it’s a great book. Also a 100 print run limited leather edition in dark blue which is sold out.

 

Where can this be bought?

Marcel Massini

 

From the usual suspects: motors mania, rallyandracing, dalton watson...

 

Excellent Book. Be aware that the binding is very fragile. When I bought mine, almost all the books at my local bookshop had the binding that were unsticking in some areas. I got one that was ok. Now more than one year later, the binding on mine is unsticking too.

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I bought mine at Sportfahrer Zentrale:
https://www.sportfahrer-zentrale.com/de/buecher/englische-buecher/mille-miglia-1947-1956-lost-horizon?number=B-MM-Horizon

 

Thanks, however, this website states article is not available.

Marcel Massini

 

Thanks but they don't deliver to Switzerland.

Marcel Massini

 

If you happen to visit Retromobile in February, I'm sure you can find a copy there, which would save you shipping costs, customs, and most importantly: the aggravation from all of that!

 

Chaters in the U.K. currently has one in stock at GBP 450.

 

I have visited Retromobile for decades. However, travelling by plane makes it virtually impossible to carry heavy books (and I haven't even mentioned stupid customs people). That's exactly why I try to order everything to have shipped right to my doorstep. I have zero problem with shipping costs, whatever it takes.

Marcel Massini

 

You (& the other reactions) convinced me Sven! Just ordered this book as well - through Racingwebshop, where it is now out of stock as well

 

Aren’t they dummies?
Nathan

 

Mentally - yes
Physically- no

 

I see one on eBay from abbatbooks

 

My new copy just arrived and, just like you described, also here the binding has come loose (on the top). Definitely a book that I‘ll keep lying flat in my cupboard.

 

My latest DHL adventure…I purchased an item from a vendor in England. They ship with DHL. The item entered the U.S. at the hub in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then went to New York, where it lingered while clearing customs, etc. The latest update is that it has now traveled back from New York to Cincinnati. Five days in the U.S. and no nearer its destination. I can understand and accept weather delays, especially now, but this has nothing to do with the weather, it’s simply DHL’s operating procedures.

 

Never EVER use DHL.
FEDEX only. There's no alternative.

Marcel Massini

 

Unfortunately most vendors don’t offer a choice. They have business arrangements and computer tie-ins with certain shippers and they won’t go outside of that.

 

So true, unfortunately. The problem is, in the US, DHL is nothing more than a group of third-party contractors with questionable commitment, on their best day.

It could be worse, though. I've got an item, also coming out of the UK, that is tied up with Royal Mail. It has been with the local post office there, with no movement whatsoever, since the 6th, so 22 days as of right now. According to Royal Mail's phone representative, they have millions of packages in limbo due to ongoing strikes and "hope" to have it resolved by MARCH...

 

The client is YOU. Not the vendor.
I would tell such a vendor that he should better adapt or he will lose a client and possibly get a poor reputation.
This is also called customer service.
I am buying tons of stuff from two German vendors and it took a while until they learned that I absolutely insist and want Fedex and no other service. Now they have learned it and do what I want. I don't care about the charges but I do get my stuff from those vendors within 72 hrs. And it works.
If they want my money they better do what I want. Never become a slave of somebody that doesn't understand what real service is. The world is big enough.

Marcel Massini

 

https://www.gilena.it/en/book/mille-miglia-1947-1956-orizzonte-perduto-lost-horizon-limited-edition

https://www.libreriadellautomobile.it/en/prodotto/mille-miglia-1947-1956-orizzonte-perduto-lost-horizon/

 

That might work with a small vendor or one with which you do a lot of business, but in my case above it’s most likely a one-off or very occasional purchase. Larger companies just aren’t going to accommodate that. If they lose a customer that represents a small fraction of one percent of their business they just aren’t going to make the effort. Also, as far as they’re concerned, DJL provides an adequate service. They don’t care about the price because the customer is paying. This particular company does inky a small amount of business in the U.S. It’s apparel, by the way, not automotive related..

The best I can do in that situation is let them know my experience and displeasure. They probably have no idea how bad DHL is in the U.S. I plan to land on them with both feet.

 

Good luck. Fingers crossed.

Marcel Massini

 

Marc,

I’m lucky. After my job being in his cue for more than a year, the enamel specialist in Devon finished the restoration of a Dino badge and got it back to me just before the Royal Mail work action and Christmas shipping avalanche. Whew!

By the way, he agreed completely about how bad DHL is but he’s in such a remote rural area that FedEx doesn’t serve it, so it was no choice. It had to be RM/USPS,

Jack.

 

I agree with your principle, but honestly, I don't feel that it's my job to fight the battle to straighten out every vendor's logistical operations. When their shipper screws things up and I don't get what I paid for, I find it much easier to call up my credit card company and hit them with a chargeback. It's a last resort, but I've never come out on the losing end when that is what is comes to. I figure if any vendor has enough instances where they lose their money AND their product, they will adjust their shipping arrangements.