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I went back and looked through the archives and couldn’t find much information on this older book. Did anyone here purchase it and is it a worthwhile book?

 

I recall checking it out when first published but didn’t think it worth $500. I’m more selective in my book purchases now so $125 might be better spent elsewhere. Did the author also write Metal Memory or something like that?

 

They did reduce the price considerably!

 

No but I do have the Gilco book

 

I got the 2020 edition, which was printed "on-demand"
The content is interesting, since it looks at Ferrari "in context" of the period covered; the presentation feels a little bit home-made, but after all, that gives it some charm...
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I bought ‘Metal Memory’ when it came out. At the time it was about US$300.- Now this title is US$750.- which is just too much. It reads more like a novel, not bad but it takes an aquired taste, I guess.

 

There was some discussion about it back in 2021. I had the same reaction then as SCM does now about the lack of source citations, but the author posted an interesting reply about his intent for a conversational style. Here's a couple links. https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/147955018/ https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/147962073/