Official book collectors thread

As I mentioned prior, all the model specific Automobilia books are good but not great.

For some of those less "heroic" models its a case of you just have to accept what you can get.

 

What would you like to see in this kind of book? I'm asking all these questions because, with a photographer friend of mine, we're thinking about a series of small books on exceptional cars in the same spirit - but more modern and rarer cars that very few people have photographed seriously...

 

Wonderful idea, but please ‘one language’ only!
And also, please have a superior proofreader.

 

Peter Porter just announced plans for "Ultimate 275 GTB" today. In my view, splendid news as this is such a fantastic range of cars.

Of course, no date of publication given yet as plans just start to be made.

 

I guess you mean ‘Philip Porter’.

 

Y E S ... OMG

 

I subscribe to Porter’s newsletter but I haven’t seen either one of these.

 

Philip Porter mentions "Ultimate 275 GTB" towards the end of today's newsletter in a brief line.

 

Thanks. I was without wifi all day so I’m rushing through emails to try to get ahead of it.

 

They are certainly making one long laundry list of books to be produced.

I just hope they are not biting off more then they can chew.

 

Does anybody know if Porter…or any of the publishers we’re familiar with here…provides research, administrative or real time editing for their authors? I ask specifically in the case of the Chinetti/NART three volume project. Given the ages of the parties involved…and my own age as a hopeful reader…and given the massive amount of primary material I can’t fathom how we’ll see it completed without serious heavy lifting from the publisher in support of the author(s).

 

Plenty talk of books costing more than my first car. Great little book for around €15.

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Small but very thick!

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Just got informed that my copy of "Millanta on Ferrari" has been shipped today. So maybe it will arrive already tomorrow...

 

Expecting your comments

 

Same thing for me ! Hope the book will not cover F1-F2 only and will contain many never seen Sport pictures !

 

First of the many Porter Press books on Ferrari now has a cover and full description...

https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ferrari-166mm-uovo?_pos=4&_sid=d85ab633a&_ss=r

... and a fair price tag too.

 

The PP website description mentions four (4) Marzottos Bros. Actually it was five (5).
I understand father Count Gaetano Marzotto had five sons:

Vittorio Emanuele (born 06/13/22),
Giannino (born 04/13/28),
Paolo Orazio Carlo (born 09/09/30),
Umberto Marzotto (born 1926),
Pietro Marzotto (youngest, born 1937).

Marcel Massini

 

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Think about the differences between the great single model books vs. the not so great ones. The great ones like the Dino Compendium and perhaps GTO 64 (I don't have this one yet) are comprehensive and tell the full story of the models they have chosen.

One challenge of telling the full story, especially of newer models is getting inside information about the design and development as often the people who worked on these cars are still employed by Ferrari. But it's true the newer models have fewer volumes written about them. The 275 GTB is a great car but there are already several books dedicated to that model while there are very few, maybe none that tell the story of the LaFerrari or the one off SP models.

Regarding what model to chose, one has to consider how wide the audience will be for the model chosen. I don't think there is a comprehensive book written about the 612 Scaglietti but also, the number of people who are interested in a book about that model is likely small. The best models to consider are the super-models or the specials. Has a comprehensive book been written about the Enzo? I don't know of one. It would be great to see a book that shows the process of design and development of the car, what was involved in bringing in to reality along with a list of all the serial numbers and all the details of the car.

 

Received yesterday. This certainly isn't for everyone. It's 384 pg and very heavy. As was stated previously, it is a complication of members who paid to have their cars featured. So unless you are interested in current owners and their Ferraris, that's all there is.

Having been a Ferrari Club of America Club member for 48 years, I had to have the book regardless. My copy has 'issues with the binding, but otherwise it's well presented. I'm thinking most will want to pass on this.

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I’m jealous ! Mine is still in Germany !

 

Interesting.
I ordered and paid one full year ago.
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Marcel Massini

 

The shipping has started Friday, so shouldn’t take too long for you to get.

 

Thanks for the mention, not for me.

I love the old seventies owners listings though, different era.