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  1. Aardy

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    Dear friends, with the 1955 Paris Show, may be it's time to create a new thread about the beautiful 410 and 400 Superamerica, 500 Superfast and 365 California. Many things to say, still many mysteries...
    Hope you will enjoy !! Thanks in advance for your interest ! ;)
     
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    #4 Lussolover, Oct 6, 2025
    Is there any official picture thread for superamerica / superfast? If not can I start them up, I have some photos of my own to contribute.
     
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    There is already a specific thread on the 500 Superfast in link here with lots of great info but I think the point of this thread is for any new info to be posted here in this thread?
     
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    #6 Aardy, Oct 6, 2025
    Like the Ferrari Sport Cars Thread and the Ferrari Gran Turismo Thread, I will try to follow the exact chronology of these cars.
    The story began with the chassis exhibited at the 1955 Paris Motor Show and continues with the first model exhibited at the 1956 Brussels Motor Show and so on...
    Please, don't post modern pictures here. Like said Steven, there are other threads for that. Just old pictures (thumbnails only if possible due to copyrights) and let's follow the history of these fantastic cars here...
    Thanks in advance for your interest...
     
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    #7 MarcvN, Oct 7, 2025

    Nice initiative Aardy.

    In this respect a book to be recommended:
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    #8 Aardy, Oct 7, 2025
    Thanks Marc ! The best book on the subject indeed ! ;)
     
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    #10 Aardy, Oct 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
    Just received a copy ! Many thanks to the members here who helped me to find one ! ;)
    Fantastic book and so happy to see these cars before they've had plastic surgery a good fifty times...:D
     
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    #11 DWR46, Oct 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
    Cyril: I am glad you are enjoying my book. It was many years ago and we all were so much younger. Obviously, all the cars have now had mostly new owners and new history, but I think I did a pretty good job in an era with no internet for research. All the books I printed sold very quickly and I have had none left to sell for many years.
     
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    #12 TTR, Oct 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
    Just out curiosity, when was this book published and how many were printed ?
     
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    #13 TTR, Oct 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
    Based on the background, i.e. decor, flooring, lighting reflections, shadows, etc and chassis details, looks like these photos were taken at the same venue, but the tires got changed between the shots.
     
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    #14 Aardy, Oct 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
    You did a fantastic job. Really ! These twelve cars are like jewels and we really feel it in your book ! Definitively the best one on the subject ever !
     
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    #15 Aardy, Oct 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
    1983 and only 1.000 copies...
     
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