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  1. jm2

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    If you want information about the Man and the history of his company, the book 'Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics and the Making of an Automobile' recently released by Luca Dal Monte is a must read.
     
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  2. GirchyGirchy

    GirchyGirchy Karting

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    How is it? Does it go into much detail, or is it pretty generic?
     
  3. NürScud

    NürScud F1 Veteran

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    Thank you very much about the infos.

    :)
     
  4. Rosey

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    It's all right here...
    David Bull Ferrari Bio
     
  5. Wade

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    Yes, a lot of detail with tech specs as well. From an enthusiast's point of view (as intended) and authored by Francesco Reggiani and Keith Bluemel, it's worth every penny.

    However, I pre-paid for a lot more than what it costs when it was released. Lesson's Learned...
     
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  6. Gatorrari

    Gatorrari F1 World Champ
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    Interesting book, rather thicker (256pp) than other Haynes in my collection, and more expensive as a result. Each of the 15 engines selected by Reggiani is given 16 pages of coverage, the last 2 of which are about the car the engine was used in, and the preceding 2 showing the complete engine. Most of the rest show the components, all photographed against a black background. Apparently Reggiani visited a number of shops in northern Italy to find engines being rebuilt and brought his portable photo studio with him. It appears that Bluemel's main job in this was essentially as a proofreader, to make sure that Reggiani got his historical facts right. Note that these are all road car engines; maybe if the book sells well, Haynes might be persuaded to do a companion volume about Ferrari competition engines.

    Although there is a lot of technical information in the book, I think of it more as an "art book" showing the beauty of Ferrari's mechanical craftsmanship.
     
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  7. Martin308GTB

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    I have the book too. I think most picture work was done in Photoshop by isolation/extraction from background.
    I like the book for its informative content, but the picture style is not diversified and gets tedious soon.

    Best from Germany
    Martin
     
  8. piloti

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    It's certainly not a book for reading, in the traditional sense of reading. However, it is an informative reference work.
    A big disappointment, for me, was that even though it says on the cover "15 iconic Ferrari engines from 1947..." it does not actually cover the 125 engine of 1947, or even the 166. It begins with the 195 Inter of 1949.
    Nathan
     
  9. piloti

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    Hi Martin, according to the photos on pgs 6 & 7 they set up temporary black cloth photo booths, which would mean that there was no need for photoshopping. (Not that it really matters) The lighting seems to me (an amateur) to be very well executed.
    Nathan
     
  10. Martin308GTB

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    Hi Nathan,

    I have seen it. I just don't believe all, what's printed/written (any more) ;-)

    Best from Germany
    Martin
     
  11. Martin308GTB

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  12. F1tommy

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  13. bloomberg

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    The outside looks great, but what about the book. Anything new? I was not too impressed with the brochure.
     
  14. -CD-

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    I have over hundred Ferrari books, it is hard to find really new content in new books
    but at first sight i saw several pics i never seen before and i will post a review when i have read ist.
    Unfortunately we working on our new house and i will finally read it after our move in. :)
     
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  15. bloomberg

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    Many thanks, looking forward to your assessment.
     
  16. Dino2400

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    I've had the opportunity to see the book in the Taschen Store in Amsterdam. The book indeed looks amazing. The book is beautifully made in leather and the box of course looks fabulous.

    However i have seen only a few unseen pictures. You have to decide if the bargain price tag of at least €5000,- is worth the purchase.
    As an collectors item definitely 'yes', for it's content unfortunately a 'no'...

    Maarten
     
  17. bloomberg

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    Thank you, Maarten.
     
  18. Juli

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    The book is great but it´s all about the case. ;)
     
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  19. Rosey

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    As I mentioned before with the Opus, they are not a great collectors items in regards to an increasing value asset. Due to the high expense of the book and relatively high production numbers, from a collectors point of view, nearly 99% of them will remain with the box, papers, in mint condition and will still exist in around 50 years time.

    As opposed to the many high quality yet cheaper Ferrari published books that over a period of time of get damaged, lost or destroyed making them more valuable to collectors, increasing in value.

    Here is a great article illustrating the point...

    https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/anything-goes/best-motoring-books-appreciating-classics

    P.S I do actually own a standard Classic issue Opus but not the Taschen.
     
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  20. Martin308GTB

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    Hi Mark,
    that's a great article. Thanks for posting the link.
    Owning approx. 400 motoring books collected over some 3 decades I never again experienced the wow-effect I had after purchasing 'Ferrari in Camera' in 1996 for GBP 300.00. If someone would force me to give away all my books, allowed to keep one, I would choose definitely FiC.
    Since back then things got over the top IMHO. If the outer appearance -case, binding, bling-bling- of the book tries to outperform the content -like this Taschen book- I'm out of the game.
    I second the great quote from your posted article: "Some Ferrari books are a criminal waste of trees".

    Time to clear out me shelf once again. I do this once in a while. Otherwise I would run out of space :) ebay is great.

    Best from Germany
    Martin
     
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  21. bloomberg

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    Couldn't agree more with this!
     
  22. piloti

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    Pleased to present the covers of my next publication. The book will be published with two different covers. One features the 550, and the other features the 575. Contents are the same, so the buyer can choose. The book should launch at Retromobile.
    Nathan
     

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  23. F1tommy

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    The 550/575 book looks nice. It always amazed me that other than the Pro Drive cars all the 550/575 race versions were poorly designed and rather off the pace. That includes the "factory" assisted/contract built cars. Here are two of the slow cars, one sponsored by Olive Garden that I took at Sebring before it received it's full colors and the "factory contract built" 575 that was a real disappointment. I also took at Sebring in I think 2004 at it's first major race. It should have stayed home :)






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  24. Jack-the-lad

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    #2525 Jack-the-lad, Dec 7, 2018
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    I'm looking forward to it, Nathan. A comprehensive work on these great (speaking from experience) cars is long past due.

    Is it possible to place a pre-publication order?

    Thank you.

    Jack.
     

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