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I avoid Amazon like the plague!

 

These Delius Klasing package with the rubber strap is a real pain in the ass…

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So the rubber straps dig into the cover and damage the book ?!?

What's the purpose of it then ?

 

Yes!
To hold the booklet in place… bad solution…

 

Apparently Joe was impressed with the packaging. That’s why I asked if it was shipped by Amazon or an Amazon vendor.

 

What's in the booklet that's not in the book?

 

Yes it was sent from the "mothership" Amazon and I was surprised because I had been following the remarks in this thread (I pulled the box from the trash to double check). Wednesday was a good day for me because I not only received this Porsche book that I ordered before release months ago I also received my copy of the Ultimate Redhead that I had put off ordering for a long time. It came from Charters Books in London sent Royal Mail through USPS in perfect shape and that packaging was even better and really over the top. It has been said here numerous times it is a real disappointment when you wait for a book only to have it arrived dinged. One final tidbit. The release price of the Amazon book was less than quoted originally and they refunded me $7.81. Good policy I think.

 

Yes, it’s a crap shoot. I bought a book from an ABE Books vendor in England, an actual book dealer so I expected good packaging. He shipped in an express mail type envelope, in which it barely fit, and every corner was bumped. I was mightily pissed and I let him know.

 

#981 of the GTO book arrived today - wow! What a book! I just had an hour time to look through, but my first impression of its content and quality of production is that it is an excellent piece of Ferrari literature. The photo book is just gorgeous! And some praise goes to the publisher that he also shows images of GTO in other liveries, not just red.

As fas as the rubber strap is concerned, I just put it aside now, because you can store both books in the box without it even if you store the box upright on the shelf. It's good for transport, but no need to fix it every time.

 

It's funny about book shipments: I once ordered an aviation book from Russia (!) and it arrived in a box that was falling apart (!). Not only was the book still inside, but it was in perfect condition! On the other hand, I've received books packed in solid boxes without a mark on them, but because of inadequate packing, the book inside had four bent corners. Go figure.

 

No, it‘s not good for transport because it destroys the edges of the books.
If some books are flawless, fine, but the most will have a damage.

Filling material would be much better.

Have two other books with the same problem from Delius Klasing and these rubber straps are nothing than ******** on a book.

 

How does it compare to the original Art & Car edition? Are they even comparable?

 

I was wondering the same thing but after Marcel's comment #4911, I guess it adds a lot to the 288 GTO story and specific model reference information.

I've yet to receive it.

 

For me a book dedicated to one specific model must contain lots of detailed (and accurate!) info next to great pictures.

After looking carefully at the pages posted in #4909 I am puzzled by the chassis history of chassis 50253. If this chassis was renumbered into 79887 but kept by the factory (and longtime exhibited at the Galleria) why does the history of 79887 lists other owners and participated events at the same time period?

Perhaps this is all correct and easily explained, but discrepancies / confusion like this really annoys me resulting in a big red flag for purchasing (which is a shame because the rest of the book really looks great).

 

Do not expect this to be a scholarly researched labor of love. Lewandowski writes for a living, and has done hundreds of books. Even the Art&Car edition is not great, but at the time it was the only (half decent) book on the subject. Thirty years ago people even thought the publications of now bankrupt 'Automobilia' acceptable.

 

I spent my day today with the GTO book. Of course, it is not as scholarly as the Carrera RS book or the Dino Compendium or the GT2 book, but I think that has never been its intention.

You may be tempted to call it a mainstream book, but if you read the textbook, there is much discussion about technical details during the GTO's genesis as well as @Marcel Massini's list of chassis details, which puts the GTO story up to date.

The textbook is a perfect companion to the picture book, which, in my view, is just outstanding with a plethora of gorgeous shots of the car and many, many of its details. There is even a series of shots about engine components as well as facsimiles of construction drawings. And as the book contains photography by Renè Staud (this time well done in contrast to the lousy Ferrari 75 book) as well as images by younger and more creative photographers, it offers a great variety of images.

So, in summary, for me, it's a fantastic book to spend a free Saturday with and enjoy the beauty and the thrill of this fabulous piece of Maranello engineering and design.

 

I’ve lost track. Which GTO book are you referring to?

 

The new one just published.

 

288 GTO by Jürgen Lewandowski, from Delius Klasing Publishing, Germany.

Marcel Massini

 

From the 250GTO 60th Anniversary USA Tour thread….

 

James Page, Doug Nye '64, or yet another new one?

 

There are a lot of them, aren’t there?

 

Just realised, they are talking about the new 288 GTO book.

 

Yes, the 288 GTO book, not the 250 GTO books.
Come on lads... keep up !!

 

--> Does anyone know if there will be a book published about this tour, as there were for some past GTO reunions?

I wrote that question to Canossa Events weeks ago and never received an answer.