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  1. magnum

    magnum Formula Junior

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    It seems that the Original Ferrari V8 book by Keith Bluemel is currently unavailable, definitively. All the libraries are asking more than US $400 for a gently used one: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ebay, Abebooks, etc. Of course I've already my copy...
    If you're interested in buying one, maybe I can find one here in Spain at a better price looking in some old book shops, not Internet... e-shopping is not usual around here.

    Cheers
     
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  2. GrayTA

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    I am seriously looking for one. Not going to be paying $400 for it though....cant swing that much.


    PDG
     
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  3. tommott77

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    I remember last fall there was a similar thread about these books being NLA. I remember going on ebay at that moment and finding one for something like $35. I should have bought it.
     
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    Wow maybe I should put my copy on my homeowners insurance.
     
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  5. BigTex

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    There was a discussion in the Collectibles "Book Thread"......but a stash of them was found....

    If anyone needs something out of it, let me know.....

    It's a "good" book, but not a "great" book, IMO......I used to see it fairly often at Half Price Books, I'll try to find a few for ya'll...
     
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  6. BigTex

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    Only if it's between 'Mon Ami Mate' and Rob Walker's biography.......LOL!
     
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  7. 308 GTB

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    Keith Bluemel's Original Ferrari V12 1965-1973, also NLA, is selling for ~ $45 One could always corner the market on those and sell them in the Vintage Forum.

    ;)
     
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  8. 308 GTB

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    I agree, Bubba.
     
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    Hi Guys! I just came back from the Ferrari factory in Maranello and I found and bought the last 2 Original Ferrari V8 book by Keith Bluemel, I was looking for this book but as you said people were asking around 400$ and now I got two, I´m looking for the Ferrari 308 GTS 1978 Owners book (Original) If some is interested maybe we can do something....
    Regards,
     
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    Funny I bought mine in a junk shop for $1. Maybe I'll get lucky and find a few more.
     
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    ROTFLMAO!

    I'll sell MINE for that!!!!

    That's jus' crazy talk!!!!
     
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  13. 308 GTB

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    Keith Bluemel's Original Ferrari V12 1965-1973 is already up to $208.07...

    http://www.abebooks.com/products/isbn/0760317526


    This is better than the stock market!
     
    308 GTB, Jun 7, 2010
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  14. BigTex

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    Well, THAT isn't saying so much, these days....:rolleyes:
     
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  18. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    I have one. I can't believe it's actually valuable.

    I have the 12 cylinder book too.
     
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  19. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    The 12 cyl is still cheap. Maybe I need to buy them up.
     
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  20. Andy 308GTB

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    Last year this forum was saying how this book had gone out of print.
    But here in the UK, my father bought me a new copy for Christmas for £25 from Amazon, no problem - the book was in stock...

    Once again, there is much hysterical screaming and books beings offered on Ebay for £295 etc
    Check out Amazon and they've got a pair of new ones for £21.24 (US$30) with free delivery in the UK... http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1870979788/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275947092&sr=1-1&condition=new

    I sniff a certain element of self-interest in the pumping up of prices...
    p.s. I don't think it's a bible for 308 owners, a nice to have but it's not the be all and end all
     
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    Good grief! I bought my copy on Amazon (or eBay - can't remember now) in March 2008
    for $19.95 plus $6.00 shipping! I read it once, and it lives in the book case. Guess
    I should have stocked up back then!!

    Jedi
     
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  22. 308 GTB

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    Askin' ain't a-gettin'

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    Personally, I think this Forum, used correctly, is a much better source-authority than Bluemel's book.
     
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    Wonder how much I'd get for my signed edition? Or my Japanese edition?
     
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    Mine will be pryed from my cold, dead hands!
     
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  25. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    That's pretty much how I feel too.
     
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