The Pete Fenelon and Michael Catsch (Tuboscocca) Memorial Book Thread

Went to my local Poundland and no luck, well the Prilaux book was there, but I got it for £2 a few years back. Great selection of fishing DVD's though.

Ditto at mine (Sutton). Despite Rob's review I still bought it. Well, for £1 ...

Another purchase at Poundland :-

Moving Objects
30 Years of Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art

Bought "Shunt - The story of James Hunt" by Tom Rubython today.

It covers much the same ground as Gerald Donaldson's biography and also draws from Christopher Hilton's "Memories of James Hunt", as Rubython rightly acknowledges.

There are some annoying errors which should have been picked up in proof reading - witness the last picture section where 2 of Hunt's brothers are both separately described as "the youngest of the Hunt brothers" but to the author's credit, I believe he has a genuine admiration for Hunt.

It is not an "authorised" biography like Donaldson's was but the author interviewed many of the great and the good of motor racing, most of whom speak with great affection & some emotion about Hunt (particularly Tony Dron).

It expands on what was in Donaldson's book, hence 700 plus pages!!

It probably won't be everyone's cup of tea but Hunt was coming to prominence just when I started to get interested in motor racing in the seventies, so I was eager to get it, despite the author's controversial reputation.

Once I get through it, I'll know whether it was overlong or not. Maybe a quarter of the book is devoted to the trials and tribulations of Hunt's life post retirement.

I have now finished reading this book and have some more thoughts on it.

Very sloppy piece of work. As I read through it, I found countless stupid factual errors that would never be found in the tomes of Doug Nye, David Tremayne etc. It's a great shame because I found the book fascinating. As is well known, Hunt was a very mixed up person and his story is, to some extent a morality tale. At the same time, it put the financial problems of the Hesketh team and Hunt's own later financial nightmare into a historical context. If the book was proof read, it was not done by anyone with a good grasp of motor racing history. I'm available for a small fee, Mr Rubython!!

So, in summary, 3.5 stars.

My next read is going to be David Tremayne's new book on Jochen Rindt.

Edited by Richard Peck, 11 October 2010 - 21:37.

I have now finished reading this book and have some more thoughts on it.

Very sloppy piece of work. As I read through it, I found countless stupid factual errors that would never be found in the tomes of Doug Nye, David Tremayne etc. ... If the book was proof read, it was not done by anyone with a good grasp of motor racing history. I'm available for a small fee, Mr Rubython!!

Disappointing, isn't it? You'd expect a publisher called Formula One Books to find a motor racing expert to edit the text. I bet there would be many TNF volunteers. There's so much expertise here, and the popularity of the Blood Pressure thread demonstrates plenty of TNFers with a keen eye for spotting errors. And you'd get to read the book before publication...

Any feedback on "Collage, Jackie Stewart's Grand Prix Album" ?. Is it worth the price?
Thanks,
Jeff Weinbren.

Disappointing, isn't it? You'd expect a publisher called Formula One Books to find a motor racing expert to edit the text. I bet there would be many TNF volunteers. There's so much expertise here, and the popularity of the Blood Pressure thread demonstrates plenty of TNFers with a keen eye for spotting errors. And you'd get to read the book before publication...

... which is, presumably, the perfect reason why it doesn't happen: with a limited market to aim for, you don't want to give out freebies to make it even smaller!

Just received words that the ACO Le Mans encyclopedia will be available by mid-December. No info as to why the delay from a previous October release.

Jesper

Just received words that the ACO Le Mans encyclopedia will be available by mid-December. No info as to why the delay from a previous October release.

Jesper

Yes, I got that e-mail as well. "In time for under the Christmas tree", it said. The reason for (further) delay was the "number of (late) requests". Not too long ago, Jean-Marc Teissedre told me that they still had several previously unseen photographs coming after the book was presented at this year's 24 Hours, so that was why volumes 2 and 3 were delayed from the previously scheduled July publication date (Classic Le Mans) to October (and now further till December). But, to be honest, I rather wait two months longer to have a better result than have a book that is rushed together which could have been better had more time been available. Still plenty of other books waiting to be read, anyway.

Yes, I got that e-mail as well. "In time for under the Christmas tree", it said. The reason for (further) delay was the "number of (late) requests". Not too long ago, Jean-Marc Teissedre told me that they still had several previously unseen photographs coming after the book was presented at this year's 24 Hours, so that was why volumes 2 and 3 were delayed from the previously scheduled July publication date (Classic Le Mans) to October (and now further till December). But, to be honest, I rather wait two months longer to have a better result than have a book that is rushed together which could have been better had more time been available. Still plenty of other books waiting to be read, anyway.

I can only agree with you on the last sentence, René. A good thing about a December release would be to have a lot more time to browse through the pages!

Jesper

Went into the Glenrothes Poundland and The Works, and got a few motorsport related things there. Might be wheat, might be chaff, but well, a pound, it's not that big a loss is.

A look at the amazon feedback seems to imply that the "Ayrton Senna-The Will to Win" DVD is indeed a turkey, but Powerbrokers by Alan Henry, Ferrari: The Battle for Survival by Alan Henry and The Book of Top 10's look, decent enough,

Went into the Glenrothes Poundland and The Works, and got a few motorsport related things there. Might be wheat, might be chaff, but well, a pound, it's not that big a loss is.

A look at the amazon feedback seems to imply that the "Ayrton Senna-The Will to Win" DVD is indeed a turkey, but Powerbrokers by Alan Henry, Ferrari: The Battle for Survival by Alan Henry and The Book of Top 10's look, decent enough,

And if nothing else you can get £1's worth of smugness spotting the errors

My wife gets furious with me as I insist on going into every Poundland, Works and charity shop we come across - just in case

I tend to get frustrated in charity shops. You do find the occasional good book/video/DVD, but unfortunately they tend to put up in such a hopscotch fashion that it's impossible to know where you are looking, and don't you always get the nagging feeling that the book etc. you want is piled through the back.

Plus, I certainly feel that in some charity shops they almost seem to pricing me out of the impulse buy, especially considering it was given to them for free. A hardback sports biography I might take, but not seocnd hand at £2-£3. I think they'd probably make more money if they sold them cheaper, but sold more books.

Still bargains to be had, but I do sometimes walking thinking that was dire.

I tend to get frustrated in charity shops. You do find the occasional good book/video/DVD, but unfortunately they tend to put up in such a hopscotch fashion that it's impossible to know where you are looking, and don't you always get the nagging feeling that the book etc. you want is piled through the back.

Plus, I certainly feel that in some charity shops they almost seem to pricing me out of the impulse buy, especially considering it was given to them for free. A hardback sports biography I might take, but not seocnd hand at £2-£3. I think they'd probably make more money if they sold them cheaper, but sold more books.

Still bargains to be had, but I do sometimes walking thinking that was dire.

Theres no doubt that with the benefit of the internet you aren't going to pick up a 1963 Autocourse for 99p, but I've not done badly- Klemantaski & Frostick's British Racing Green and Mike Hawthorn's ghosted autobiography Champion Year for £7.99 each- both in good condition with dust jackets as was Alan Jones' Driving Ambition for £8.99 all from Oxfam. A friend found a 1998 Autcourse for a couple of quid and passed it on to me ; refusing payment as it was only a couple of quid

Then there's the fun of looking

I have now finished reading this book and have some more thoughts on it.

Very sloppy piece of work. As I read through it, I found countless stupid factual errors that would never be found in the tomes of Doug Nye, David Tremayne etc. It's a great shame because I found the book fascinating. As is well known, Hunt was a very mixed up person and his story is, to some extent a morality tale. At the same time, it put the financial problems of the Hesketh team and Hunt's own later financial nightmare into a historical context. If the book was proof read, it was not done by anyone with a good grasp of motor racing history. I'm available for a small fee, Mr Rubython!!

So, in summary, 3.5 stars.

My next read is going to be David Tremayne's new book on Jochen Rindt.

Formula One Register was approached in late July to provide an appendix detailing Hunt's pre-F1 races. Whilst we were told of an October publication date we were not given a specific deadline. The Appendix was provided in early September. Subsequently we heard that the book had gone to press without it. Rubython said that they had tried to contact us but no message(s) were ever received by phone or email but 3 of ours, each of which would have been a chance to say "where is it" were never replied to, other than a "read receipt". All of this doesn't show much concern for Fact so I guess I'm not surprised at the above comments - sounds like maybe we had a lucky escape for being associated with it !
RAP

Theres no doubt that with the benefit of the internet you aren't going to pick up a 1963 Autocourse for 99p, but I've not done badly- Klemantaski & Frostick's British Racing Green and Mike Hawthorn's ghosted autobiography Champion Year for £7.99 each- both in good condition with dust jackets as was Alan Jones' Driving Ambition for £8.99 all from Oxfam. A friend found a 1998 Autcourse for a couple of quid and passed it on to me ; refusing payment as it was only a couple of quid

Then there's the fun of looking

I couldn't agree more! I enjoy the moment of entering a charity shop not knowing if they have anything of interest in there or not. Just earlier this year I popped into a British Heart Foundation shop and bought 'Riley - The Production & Competition History Pre 1939' and 'Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbots' for £2.50 each. I was over the moon as they're both great and hard to come by titles.

Really sorry if this has been mentioned before in the previous 136 pages, but I really haven't got the time to hunt through it!!

Sam Collins' 2007 book 'Unraced' provides an interesting history of nine of the most recent unraced Formula One cars, including the MP4-18 McLaren, various Japanese efforts [Dome, Honda, and the Toyota TF101] as well as the chassis that ultimately spawned the Premier 1 racing series... a few errors that I noticed [and not being a definitive expert that can't be a good thing] but overall a good read.

Perhaps not totally nostalgic, but it goes back a bit and is an interesting read nonetheless.

Theres no doubt that with the benefit of the internet you aren't going to pick up a 1963 Autocourse for 99p, but I've not done badly- Klemantaski & Frostick's British Racing Green and Mike Hawthorn's ghosted autobiography Champion Year for £7.99 each- both in good condition with dust jackets as was Alan Jones' Driving Ambition for £8.99 all from Oxfam. A friend found a 1998 Autcourse for a couple of quid and passed it on to me ; refusing payment as it was only a couple of quid

Then there's the fun of looking

I agree, I too picked up an Autocourse for 50% of the cheapest one on the internet in an Oxfam, and if somebody bequeaths them something that is actually worth something I do believe that they should be using it as a guide. In some cases perhaps they are undervaluing the rarer stuff, but the problem I see is that you can go in there and find a copy or two of say Rooney: My Everton Years, at £2.50 when you 200 yards you know they got shelves of it up in Poundland. That said, going for a "charity-shop" crawl" on Friday.

I agree, I too picked up an Autocourse for 50% of the cheapest one on the internet in an Oxfam, and if somebody bequeaths them something that is actually worth something I do believe that they should be using it as a guide. In some cases perhaps they are undervaluing the rarer stuff, but the problem I see is that you can go in there and find a copy or two of say Rooney: My Everton Years, at £2.50 when you 200 yards you know they got shelves of it up in Poundland. That said, going for a "charity-shop" crawl" on Friday.

Undervaluing? Not in Oxfam! If anything, they're actually driving prices up, especially in their specialist bookshops. I'd guess you got that in a small "general" Oxfam, which might still retain some basic autonomy in pricing locally donated items. A lot of the best books that Oxfam get never see the light of day in their shops and are sold on to specialist dealers.

That said, I picked up a very cheap and unread late 90s Autocourse in a local hospice shop, but I suspect they mistook it for one of those published to remainder annuals.

Colbul1 got some genuine bargains - again probably locally rather than centrally priced: I've never seen anything anywhere near that interesting in a BHF shop! Around here they're full of trash novels, cookery and gardening books.

Undervaluing? Not in Oxfam! If anything, they're actually driving prices up, especially in their specialist bookshops. I'd guess you got that in a small "general" Oxfam, which might still retain some basic autonomy in pricing locally donated items. A lot of the best books that Oxfam get never see the light of day in their shops and are sold on to specialist dealers.

That said, I picked up a very cheap and unread late 90s Autocourse in a local hospice shop, but I suspect they mistook it for one of those published to remainder annuals.

Colbul1 got some genuine bargains - again probably locally rather than centrally priced: I've never seen anything anywhere near that interesting in a BHF shop! Around here they're full of trash novels, cookery and gardening books.

It's the BHF in Reading, they every so often have some absolute crackers. The Oxfam book shop in the town is now very much more 'priced to the internet' and so books a couple of years back they'd sell for £2-5 are now £10-15, but the BHF shop prices pretty much everything under a fiver. I couldn't believe it a year or 2 back when I picked up a copy of Ranier Schlegelmilch's 'Grand Prix Fascination' in near mint condition for £2!

Not sure why Reading is such a gold mine, perhaps its because we're just far enough away from places like Silverstone, Brands and Thruxton to have a fan base, but not that big of one.

Went to my local Poundland and no luck, well the Prilaux book was there, but I got it for £2 a few years back. Great selection of fishing DVD's though.

Thanks for the idea of Poundland where I'd never before thought of looking at the books.
The Prilaux book was there but it's not my period and your collective opinion was poor anyway, but Bill Boddy's book on Montlhéry in the Veloce classic reprint series was so I've got it. Best Abebooks price around £7.50 inc. p/p and cover price £17.99 so well pleased - the photos alone are worth more than £1.

Thanks for the idea of Poundland where I'd never before thought of looking at the books.
The Prilaux book was there but it's not my period and your collective opinion was poor anyway, but Bill Boddy's book on Montlhéry in the Veloce classic reprint series was so I've got it. Best Abebooks price around £7.50 inc. p/p and cover price £17.99 so well pleased - the photos alone are worth more than £1.

Mmm, I'm intrigued. I went into a Poundland in Cheltenham the other day - based on what I'd been reading on this thread - and they didn't have any books on display other than a few paperbacks.

Allan, I'm guessing there is a Poundland in Letchworth - would I be correct? In which case, I may pop over! Thanks.

Allan, I'm guessing there is a Poundland in Letchworth - would I be correct? In which case, I may pop over! Thanks.

There is - it's where Woolworths was when that firm went to the wall, if that helps you find it. Have you far to come?
This morning they only had the two motor-related books I mentioned, but there were several hardbacks and many paperbacks in subjects I'm not interested in, so didn't make a point of remembering.

There is - it's where Woolworths was when that firm went to the wall, if that helps you find it. Have you far to come?
This morning they only had the two motor-related books I mentioned, but there were several hardbacks and many paperbacks in subjects I'm not interested in, so didn't make a point of remembering.

Thank you, Allan - I'll pay a visit tomorrow or Saturday! (and to that rather good second-hand bookshop as well...).

Edited by MCS, 22 October 2010 - 13:18.

Does anyone have any information about Anthony Pritchard's forthcoming book on Ferrari 250GTO?

I note that the jacket images on the Haynes web site and on Amazon are different. Surprisingly, Amazon's jacket image looks more "final" than does the publisher's.

Also, I've just ordered Paul Skilleter's All About E-Type although I couldn't find any mention of it here...I typically check the forum for opinions before I make a big investment in a book.


Jack.

Edited by Jack-the-Lad, 23 October 2010 - 04:58.

Does anyone have any information about Anthony Pritchard's forthcoming book on Ferrari 250GTO?

I note that the jacket images on the Haynes web site and on Amazon are different. Surprisingly, Amazon's jacket image looks more "final" than does the publisher's.

I wonder how this one will compare with the Keith Bluemel/Jess Pourret classic, I'll look forward to reading a report here. Anthony Pritchard's work should of course be much more up to date, and given its current scarcity and secondhand value, it's slightly surprising to me that there's never been an updated re-print of the Bluemel book, surely there must be sufficient demand for it.

Veloce are offering 40% off all titles until 31st October. Just insert the code BEBRAVE to obtain the discount.
http://www.veloce.co.uk/shop/index.php

While scanning their catalogue I noted this forthcoming title from Anthony Carter, who produced 'Reflections of a Lost Era' some years back.
http://www.veloce.co...d...Motorsport

A first edition of William Court's "Power and Glory" currently running at £20 with no bidders. Tatty dust jacket may account for low price, but it does appear reasonable at this level.
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3a5fa71383

I wonder how this one will compare with the Keith Bluemel/Jess Pourret classic, I'll look forward to reading a report here. Anthony Pritchard's work should of course be much more up to date, and given its current scarcity and secondhand value, it's slightly surprising to me that there's never been an updated re-print of the Bluemel book, surely there must be sufficient demand for it.

At >400 pages I would expect it to be pretty thorough. It would be a big plus if it also updates the ownership history from the Bluemel/Pourret book.

A first edition of William Court's "Power and Glory" currently running at £20 with no bidders. Tatty dust jacket may account for low price, but it does appear reasonable at this level.
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3a5fa71383

I posted this in the "eBay thread" for what it is worth...(I hope it's of some small relevance);

QUOTE (kayemod @ Oct 23 2010, 19:32) *
It's probably just me, I know how highly his books are regarded by many, but I find William Court's prose style almost unreadable. I have a copy of Grand Prix Requiem, and I've never managed to read more than a page or two at one sitting. Anyone else feel the same way?

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I have struggled with Grand Prix Requiem for years - to the point where I'm not entirely sure why I bought it in the first place. Perhaps somebody here recommended it, or maybe I purchased it simply because it was written by William Court. Goodness knows.

Irrespective, I haven't finished it and have found reading some of the chapters particularly difficult - probably because of their tragic nature alone. It took me nearly a year to read David Tremayne's The Lost Generation for example. I simply couldn't face it on the basis that Roger Williamson and Tom Pryce were my two favourite drivers and I had also enjoyed watching Tony Brise race many times. I still have their autographs and some wonderful memories of their earliest exploits in racing.

Perhaps inevitably there are a number of similarly depressing books and I definitely had a phase of reading them recently (which may have contributed to my lack of progress with the Requiem book) although not by any design. Grand Prix Saboteurs - terribly distressing - and the Archie Scott Brown book, Archie and the Listers were amongst them.

I bought the Veloce Montlhéry book today from Poundland in Letchworth (for one pound - so thank you, Allan Lupton!) and that looks good so far, but a quick look around the second-hand bookshop in Letchworth revealed only a small number of other rather tragic books on the likes of Graham Hill and Ronnie Peterson.

But such is the territory.

Edit: I should perhaps have posted this in the book thread, but was merely responding to Rob's question.

This post has been edited by MCS: Today, 19:54

Edited by MCS, 23 October 2010 - 21:05.

After a my critcism of charity shops, my Poundland hunts turned up no Montlhery book, though Stirling did have the hardback version of DC's (that's Coulthard, not David Croft- see BBC Thread in Racing Comments) autobio, but it did turn up in the Alloa Salvation Army shop Karl Ludvigsen's V12 Engine for 99p as well as a Bruce Jones Complete Encylcopaedia which will replace the copy that I've already got where the spine has fell off. There was also a lot of motorsport VCR's for 10p, so I'm guessing a fan got rid of some of his stuff there.

Stirling's The Works had 60 Years of Moto GP by Michael Scott remainderd at £8.99, with the one copy I can find on Amazon at nearly £50.00.

However the highlight of the day must be meeting Alvin Stardust in Stirling HMV.

Edited by ryan86, 23 October 2010 - 22:24.

Does anyone have information on when this year's official Le Mans 24 Hours annual (written by Moity & Teissedre) will be published in English?

Does anyone have information on when this year's official Le Mans 24 Hours annual (written by Moity & Teissedre) will be published in English?

Hello midgrid

according to the 'reliable' amazon.fr the french edition is to be published on 12 November.Normally the english edition is on the same date.
www.apach.be is the publisher, but don't expect to much actuality from their homepage...

Regards Michael

A new release by CorsaResearch is scheduled for November 20 titled 'Ten days in Sicily' -
Author Tony Adriaensens joined forces with photographer Brain Joscelyne in a new book on three races held in May 1966; the Syracuse GP on May 1; the Trofeo Marathon on May 6 and the Targa Florio on May 8. Experience these races in original colour and get a complete view on all cars that participated in the Targa Florio.

More information on www.corsaresearch.com

Hello midgrid

according to the 'reliable' amazon.fr the french edition is to be published on 12 November.Normally the english edition is on the same date.
www.apach.be is the publisher, but don't expect to much actuality from their homepage...

Regards Michael

Thank you, Michael!

Further to my enquiry (in case anyone else is interested), AutoNet carbooks is giving a date of October 30th for the English edition.

Two new titles

PORSCHE KREMER and Gruppe (group) 5

available on 22 November 2010.
Website (also in English)

http://www.motorspor...ag.de/index.php

best regards Michael

Jaguar XK 140 Explored

by Bernard Viart edited by Roger Payne (in English)

UPDATE: NOW IN STOCK and available for UK and Worldwide shipping via Paul Skilleter Books. (22nd November 2010)

This really quite extraordinary book from Bernard Viart Edited By Roger Payne records every detail of this popular Jaguar sports car of the mid-1950s. The task is accomplished in style through over 300 plates featuring some 2,000+ annotated drawings – probably no other car has ever been covered in such precise detail before. These drawings are augmented by chapters describing the car’s origins, design, construction and competition career. Several hundred period photographs also help tell the story of the XK 140 in this unique and most graphic way.

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I have an advance copy of this book and it really is quite extraordinary in both content and quality - and that's an understatement.

It's the 2000+ drawings across 300 book sized plates (the book is the same size as Golden Boy and Paul's other major books as a reference) that enhance the book in a way that's never been attempted before. Bernard actually took apart several cars and then started the task of illustrating EVERY 'bit' individually - needless to say this took several years! There are some examples below at decent size (each plate is about 8" wide) to give you an idea of what they are like. Even the Lucas Cables are all drawn and colored individually! There are 446pp of which 307pp or so are the drawing plates, the rest are conventional pages with words and pics.

I'm told advance demand has been excellent. It appears that many existing XK 140 restorations may have been put on hold until the book is out as it's a restorer's dream. Available as both Standard and Limited Edition Leather bound (140 only needless to say) books.






If you are interested on learning how the plates were made, here are Bernard's own words from the book intro:

The most important thing to realize when doing this type of work is to use a very high resolution single lens reflex digital camera with no less than 12mb, a solid tripod and a lighting system like Photofloods to avoid dark shadows which would lose details.

Locating the right car and the correct parts is a big issue as well. Where can you find the partly dismantled or 'basket case' car? You need a lot of Jaguar friends and you must not hesitate to drive a lot of miles to find the parts. You also need a heavy tool box to dismantle items on site. Well, but then the question remains, is it the right part? Is it absolutely original? A lot of questions still have to be answered...

Then you'll have to remove the parts from the car (one in process of complete restoration is ideal), dismantle the individual assemblies completely, clean them, and prepare them for the photo session with the right perspective.

And when you get the correct photos on your memory card, you 'just' have to draw from the photos. It seems rather simple but some complicated drawings can each take two or three days of hard work from dawn to twilight. At the beginning of the nineties when powerful computers with advanced graphic programs appeared for home use it was a great change for everybody, but for the designer/artist like me it has been a total revolution - bye-bye paper, pencils, ink, rule, rubber, compass and all the accessories used in a design studio. But the downside of this advance is that you need to relearn completely the process of drawing, using software like 'Illustrator' (my greatest friend with 'PhotoShop'), and 'Wacom' graphic pads. You need nothing else and no ink stains on the fingers. And if you draw a wrong line, no problem, you can go back again on the screen...

It took three and a half years to draw the plates, seven hours each day in front of my 22ins monitor, Saturdays included. It was a very, very long job and sometimes I was discouraged as the task seemed so enormous, huge, terrifying, even beyond human ability. Analyse the plates in this book and there are more than 2,000 individual drawings, created from thousands of photographs and references.

Edited by tonyb, 22 November 2010 - 20:11.

I don't think it has been mentioned yet on here, but the next publication from Tony Adriaensens' Corsa Research will be "Ten days in Sicily", featuring photographs taken by Brian Joscelyne of the 1966 Syracuse Grand Prix and the Targa Florio.

Latest news, and ordering details here. Now due out later this month.
http://www.corsarese...YSINSICILY.html

Usual disclaimers.

Has anyone already seen the new A Pritchard:

Ferrari 250 GTO book???

Curious

Michael

Anyone here has an e-mail to Jim or Guy Loveridge (Boys own stuff , MINTEX MAN ) ?

Has anyone already seen the new A Pritchard:

Ferrari 250 GTO book???

Curious

Michael

I posted a question about it a couple of weeks ago and have had no responses yet.


I think it isn't due out until February......not to say there might not be a review copy floating around....

Jack

I posted a question about it a couple of weeks ago and have had no responses yet.


I think it isn't due out until February......not to say there might not be a review copy floating around....

Jack

Hi Jack,

it is available (amazon.uk and all the others),but I was curious if anyone has seen it (in UK) already. Ordered mine !!
Especially interesting is: has A Pritchard continued the (Bluemel /Pourret) owner stories??

As soon as I have it, I'll tell what I think of this book.

best regards Michael

Anyone here has an e-mail to Jim or Guy Loveridge (Boys own stuff , MINTEX MAN ) ?

You have a pm Bjorn.

Hi Jack,

it is available (amazon.uk and all the others),but I was curious if anyone has seen it (in UK) already. Ordered mine !!
Especially interesting is: has A Pritchard continued the (Bluemel /Pourret) owner stories??

As soon as I have it, I'll tell what I think of this book.

best regards Michael

Michael,

Amazon US still shows an expected date of February, while Amazon UK does show the book available now. I'm hoping to receive mine much sooner than next February (I ordered it on September 28), but shipping costs from the UK for a 400 page book would be pretty spendy. I did notice that Amazon changed the image of the dust jacket (I thought the first one was better) to conform to the one that's on the Haynes web site.

Jack

Michael,

Amazon US still shows an expected date of February, while Amazon UK does show the book available now. I'm hoping to receive mine much sooner than next February (I ordered it on September 28), but shipping costs from the UK for a 400 page book would be pretty spendy. I did notice that Amazon changed the image of the dust jacket (I thought the first one was better) to conform to the one that's on the Haynes web site.

Jack

Dear Jack,
I have the impression, that the publishing dates of the same title vary -in US and Europe..In US the David Bull titles seem to be 1-2 month ahead...
As for the title illustration: the (if true??) title with the racing GTO (seems to be a period picture) is much better , then the super clean studio photo..
At least to my taste..
As for the postage: Amazon and all their sub-dealers can't not get more than 3.94 GBP at amazon.uk. for overses delivery.
And taking the rather weak Pound into account--it's a good business to order i.e. from Germany in the UK:

Now I 'll wait for he paper-GTO...

Best regards Michael

Received the new GTO book today. This is my first superficial impression. With 352 pages is has become quite massive. It is devided into 2 sections: 2/3 the GTO racing history, 1/3 the GTO chassis history.
The racing history first gives the history of the evolution of the 250 GT Ferraris, then the GTO evolution in detail followed by a year by year account of most races the GTO appeared in, the usual ones as well as the less known like minor British events and hillclimbs. The photography is abundant, in part well known but also many photos not seen before (by me, but I have most GTO literature for comparison). The individual chassis histories show the known tables of attended events without racing numbers accompanied by short stories on the car's racing life and a not updated, simple owner history. Surprisingly Antoine Prunet's original GTO book is not mentioned in the bibliography.

[quote name='marlondylan' date='Nov 12 2010, 01:16' post='4705894']
Received the new GTO book today. This is my first superficial impression. With 352 pages is has become quite massive. It is devided into 2 sections: 2/3 the GTO racing history, 1/3 the GTO chassis history.
The racing history first gives the history of the evolution of the 250 GT Ferraris, then the GTO evolution in detail followed by a year by year account of most races the GTO appeared in, the usual ones as well as the less known like minor British events and hillclimbs. The photography is abundant, in part well known but also many photos not seen before (by me, but I have most GTO literature for comparison). The individual chassis histories show the known tables of attended events without racing numbers accompanied by short stories on the car's racing life and a not updated, simple owner history. Surprisingly Antoine Prunet's original GTO book is not mentioned in the bibliography.



The name Antoine Prunet of course should read Jess Pourret

New book on Russell Snowberger, by his son John: Link

I received this book this morning, and am over the moon...

Definitely THE BOOK OF THE YEAR for me! Almost 800 pages, full of pictures, facsimile period articles and great info from 40 years of US racing history. Board and dirt track racing, Indianapolis, Vanderbilt Cup and Pikes Peak, it's all in there...

I got the book for free (thnx, Tom & Harold ), but $100 is a steal for a tome like this. Absolutely ESSENTIAL reading (and gazing at pictures!!!) for anyone seriously interested in 1920s to '60s US racing, mark my words! Superb quality production, too.

Simply GET IT!!!!

Surprisingly Antoine Prunet's original GTO book is not mentioned in the bibliography.

I think that Keith Bluemel had just a little to do with that book as well, and it was only "...with Jess G. Pourret".

I received this book this morning, and am over the moon...

Definitely THE BOOK OF THE YEAR for me! Almost 800 pages, full of pictures, facsimile period articles and great info from 40 years of US racing history. Board and dirt track racing, Indianapolis, Vanderbilt Cup and Pikes Peak, it's all in there...

I got the book for free (thnx, Tom & Harold ), but $100 is a steal for a tome like this. Absolutely ESSENTIAL reading (and gazing at pictures!!!) for anyone seriously interested in 1920s to '60s US racing, mark my words! Superb quality production, too.

Simply GET IT!!!!

Dammit, Michael, there's a recession on...