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Thank you, Sir.

Marcel Massini

 

I like to recognize good service. Yesterday afternoon I ordered “Superbears” from Blackwell’s. I waited several hours but did not receive an email confirmation or a notice of payment from PayPal, so I sent an inquiry to the vendor. This morning (I sent my message after business hours in the UK) I received a personal reply advising that the order is confirmed and that Blackwell’s does not process payments until a book is ready to ship. That’s a great policy that I wish more vendors would implement. So, I saved about $25 over the Amazon price, will receive the book months sooner than I would have through Amazon, and received good service. Now, if it’s properly packaged it’ll be a home run.

And I’ve just ordered “50 Years with Ferraris” and “Ferrari 1960-1965” from them.

Hat tip @trashidelek! for the suggestion of Blackwell’s.

 

Will do, Sir.

 

I just ordered from Blackwell’s, but many thanks for the offer.

Jack

 

Marcel

just had a reply.

They are happy to supply you in Switzerland with any of their books. It is a similar story for the USA though their books are sold in North America through a number of outlets, including Amazon.

Just order from their website.

There are also a series of contact details should you have any questions.

https://www.evropublishing.com/pages/contact-us

Mark Hughes, the doyen of motoring editors, is an all round good egg and can deal with any points you wish to raise.

I hope this is of some help to you all.

jb

 

Thank you.

 

Thank you very much.
Ordered from their website two mins ago. Total price Swiss Francs CHF 72.00. Plus Swiss import tax and VAT and customs administrative fees (usually 25 to 35 Swissies) ........grand total will probably be around Swiss Francs CHF 120.
Let's see how many months it will take from the UK to Switzerland.......

Marcel Massini

 

My pleasure, I hope that the book arrives soon.

jb

 

Blackwell's are a very long established book seller (since 1879!) and have been selling online since 1995. They know what they're doing. Incidentally, there is a nice little history on their website here https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/about

 

Thanks, yes, I’ve visited their shop in Oxford, but it never occurred to me to buy from them on line.

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What a concept! An actual genuine bookstore that is ALSO price competitive. Now, if they can show they understand that 1) bubble envelopes are death for heavy books and 2) that packing heavy books loose in a box is not good policy (Amazon's favorite way of ruining everything), I will have found a new go-to supplier.

 

???
Now ready to ship...
https://www.disch-fachbuchhandlung.de/neuerscheinungen/4408/50-years-with-ferraris-neill-bruce-s-story-of-a-lifetime-working-with-maranello-concessionaires?c=12
cheers

 

Who knew that shipping to Switzerland was so fraught? It seems like it should be one of the easiest places of all to service. It's not like the Swiss have to contend with USPS and their near complete inability to not lose or damage almost everything...

 

Haven't seen this new book mentioned before....


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Ferrari Handbook 1948-1958
A Comprehensive Technical Manual for the Road & Race Carsby Clymer, FloydCode: 62937Format: Paperback / 176 pages Publication date: 05/05/2023Availability: Pre Order. Release date: May 2023

174 pages with 145 illustrations, diagrams and charts, size 6-5/8 x 10-1/4 inches. This is a publication for those Ferrari enthusiasts that are tired of oversized and often overpriced coffee table books filled with page after page of photos of red Ferraris and not much else.



This book contains all the technical data and statistics for the majority of the 1948 to 1958 Ferrari road and race cars. It was compiled by a knowledgeable author who lived in Modena at the time that these cars were being constructed, who was personally acquainted with Enzo Ferrari and had access to the factory documents during that time period. It includes the authors road test experiences, technical specifications, tune up, adjustments, maintenance and repair information, detailed technical drawings, exploded views, wiring diagrams and lubrication charts. This book is a must have for any Ferrari enthusiast or lucky owner of one of these early cars and should be in the library of any true Ferraristi. Originally published by Floyd Clymer in 1960 under the similar title of The Ferrari Owners Handbook, its description left much to be desired. For example, of the 174 pages there are 90 pages that are much closer to a repair and maintenance manual. Consequently, its more of a technical manual than a handbook.

There are seven sections that cover both the road and race cars constructed by Ferrari from 1948 to 1958.

• Section 1 - The authors driving experiences of the Type 166, Type 342 and 340 America and Type 375 America.
• Section 2 - Specifications for 41 road and race cars constructed by Ferrari from 1948 to 1958.
• Section 3 - Repair, Maintenance and tune up information.
• Section 5 - Valve Timing and Carburetor data.
• Section 6 - Acceleration times.
• Section 7 - Detailed component drawings, exploded views, Wiring Diagrams, Lube charts etc.

 

It looks to be reprint of one of the oldest Ferrari books of all.

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Wow that's an old book.

Yes on the cover it says it's a reprint of the 1960's book so I guess that's the one.

What are your thoughts on the book you own as far as it's content is concerned.

If it's reprinted is it worth buying for someone that doesn't own the original?

 

The content is fine in a 1960 context, with period pictures, schematics, and so on. I cannot see why you would want a reprint when original copies are not expensive (first link, as an example, below). Hans Tanner, the author, was definitely a "storied" individual in Ferrari circles up through the mid-1970s. The second and third links below provide the tip of the iceberg...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144908266855?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D248859%26meid%3D3742212b1ad646af8809be4de7d45ea0%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D374473469050%26itm%3D144908266855%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15126519/david-e-my-friend-hans-tanner/

http://www.dan-ruth-tanner.com/Tanner_Family/Hans/hans.html

 

Off topic, but - I hope - worth a mention:

https://www.deloreango.com/eu/delorean-celebrating-the-impossible-hardcover-book.html

Excellent service: I ordered the book this Monday (on a bank holiday), and today (!) it was already delivered here in Germany. Shipping was free and the publisher even covered all German import duties and the customs handling fee. All this - book, shipping and post-Brexit expenses - for just 119 euros.

The large-format, heavy book itself is a fine work, although I still have to get into it deeper. The layout appears to be a little bit old-fashioned on first sight, but the content itself offers a plethora of period images (many from DeLorean production) and documents.

 

Great articles about Hans Tanner.

I often refer to his books (especially the several The Ferrari editions) for a good read and to reminisce back to a different time of real sports cars.

A wonderful author with a tragic ending.

 

I bought this book for $1 in the Watkins Glen garage back in the day. This is enough of a Hesketh book for me!

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This week it’ll be four years since I “pre-ordered” (Amazon’s word, not mine) this book.

Perhaps publishers should refrain from announcing upcoming books and placing them on their web sites until they’re confident of a publication date. Sure, delays can happen, but…..four years?

 

LOL, there was a project once we were working on that seemed like it was taking forever. My boos said " we fought and won WW@ in 4 years, why is this taking so long?" $
4yrs, hard to believe.

 

I had also ordered the book from Amazon but eventually cancelled the order. I'll order it again when actual publication really seems to be approaching.

 

that was boss & WW2

 

Thankfully over the last 4 years I've had plenty of books to get on with.

Haven't missed it but would be a great book to fill a subject gap in my library.