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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/

 

Detailed information and preview released now on the Bamford book:

https://porterpress.co.uk/products/bamford-ferrari-specials

Scheduled release in October, so just about to happen.

 

Just glad for the sake of storage it's not another landscape sized book.

 

Indeed! As it is the same format as the "Exceptional Cars" series, it perfectly fits into my Porter Press collection