Download or read book Ultimate Ferrari 250 GTO written by James Page and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimate Ferrari GTO explores the story of this iconic family of cars in more detail and with more authority than ever before. Introduced in 1962 as the final evolutionary step in the long-running 250 GT series, the GTO was the last and best GT racer of the front-engine era. It remained at the forefront for three seasons, winning a hat-trick of World Championship titles for Ferrari. Ever since, GTOs have retained their exalted status not just because of their racing achievements but also their exquisite beauty, undoubted charisma and -- for those lucky enough to have experienced this -- peerless driveability. Indeed, the GTO's illustrative reputation has made it the world's most desirable car, as confirmed by the record-breaking prices repeatedly paid for the finest examples. Packed with superb photographs, many not previously published, this lavish two-volume production does true justice to this ultimate car.

Download or read book Ultimate Ferrari 250 GTO written by James Page and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimate Ferrari GTO explores the story of this iconic family of cars in more detail and with more authority than ever before. Introduced in 1962 as the final evolutionary step in the long-running 250 GT series, the GTO was the last and best GT racer of the front-engine era. It remained at the forefront for three seasons, winning a hat-trick of World Championship titles for Ferrari. Ever since, GTOs have retained their exalted status not just because of their racing achievements but also their exquisite beauty, undoubted charisma and — for those lucky enough to have experienced this — peerless driveability. Indeed, the GTO’s illustrative reputation has made it the world’s most desirable car, as confirmed by the record-breaking prices repeatedly paid for the finest examples. Packed with superb photographs, many not previously published, this lavish two-volume production does true justice to this ultimate car.

Download or read book Ferrari 250 GTO written by Keith Bluemel and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent book tells the story of a Ferrari 250 GTO with a particularly interesting and varied history. The car, chassis number 4153 GT, came fourth in its first outing at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1963, and won the 10-day race-cum-rally Tour de France in 1964 with Lucien Bianchi and Georges Berger. It competed in almost every form of motorsport, including the Angolan Grand Prix, Africa in 1964, and endurance racing, hill-climbing and rallying in 1965, entered by the great Belgian team Ecurie Francorchamps. In 1966-69, it raced in Spain with owner Gerard Delgado and his friend Eugenio Baturone, a period that is described here for the first time. All this is covered in fascinating detail, supported by a fine collection of period photographs.

Download or read book McLaren F1 GTR written by Mark Cole and published by Ultimate Series. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five years on from its famous début victory in the 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours, the wonderful McLaren F1 GTR is the subject of this major two-volume history. Derived from the BMW V12-powered three-seat McLaren F1 road car, the F1 GTR only came into existence because of customer pressure on designer Gordon Murray to produce a racing version. With 28 examples built over three seasons, the F1 GTR was fabulously successful, winning 41 of its 131 races and taking two international championship titles. This sumptuous book outlines the life of the McLaren F1 GTR in exhaustive depth, with Volume 1 devoted to race-by-race narrative and Volume 2 to individual car histories and the stories of the people who raced them, all supported by over 775 colour photographs.

Download or read book The Impossible Collection of Cars written by Dan Neil and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the dream of many to own the world’s most beautifully designed automobiles, but most often only a handful of collectors ever come close. Now, The Impossible Collection of Cars makes that dream come true, showcasing the one hundred most exceptional cars of the twentieth century in ASSOULINE's third volume in the Impossible Collection series. Each luxury automobile—from the 1909 Blitzen Benz to a 1996 McLaren F1—was chosen for its revolutionary engineering, magnificent lines, and head-turning capabilities. Assouline is pleased to announce this exquisite tome, which features cars owned by celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Ralph Lauren, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso, and Elvis Presley. This Impossible Collection volume is presented on cotton paper in a beautiful black rubber clamshell box with a cutout metal plate.

Download or read book 365 Sports Cars You Must Drive written by John Lamm and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 365 Sports Cars You Must Drive puts you in the driver's seat of a century's worth of sports car legends (and a few rather less legendary), each presented with a fun and informative profile and fact-and-spec box. It's the ultimate gearhead's bucket list and poses the challenge: How many have you driven? Whoever coined the phrase "getting there is half the fun" must have owned a sports car. And the wag who suggested that "it's the journey not the destination"? Probably driving a Lotus or MG at the time. From towering icons like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Corvette to everyman sportsters from Triumph, MG, Sunbeam, and Miata to oddballs like Crosley, Sabra, and DB, sports cars inspire passion and strong opinions as few other vehicles on the road can. In one beautiful book, long-time Road & Truck​ magazine chief photographer John Lamm, along with other top motoring contributors, gives the reader illustrated profiles of every sports car you've ever dreamed of driving! Now, imagine if you could drive a different sports car—any sports car—every single day for a year. Which would you choose?

Download or read book Ferrari written by Dennis Adler and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate 75 years of Ferrari with this complete, fascinating, and stunningly illustrated history highlighting the company’s legendary sports cars and their worldwide influence. A stellar combination of beauty, engineering, racing success, exclusivity, and Italian flair combine to make Ferrari the world’s most legendary carmaker. All these traits coalesce in the form of Ferrari’s road cars. No other sports car manufacturer has so consistently set the bar for style and performance. It’s a near unbroken 75-year run of automotive hits: The 125S in 1947 The versatile 340 in the 1950s The stunning 250s and 275s of the 1960s The Daytona in the 1970s The shocking F40 in the 1990s The modern era's outrageous hypercars like the Enzo, F8, and LaFerrari Ferrari: 75 Years dives deep into Ferrari’s sports car history beginning in 1947, but also examines Enzo Ferrari’s early career with Alfa-Romeo before he launched his legendary company. Automotive historian and photographer Dennis Adler offers Ferrari owners and fans a full and fascinating picture of Maranello’s 75 years of sports car manufacturing. Adler's detailed text is accompanied by his breathtaking photography and supplemented by important historic images. For 75 years, Ferrari has created high-performance automotive works of art to fire the imaginations of car lovers and performance enthusiasts the world over. Ferrari: 75 Years provides an inspiring and illuminating look back at this history.

Download or read book Ferrari 250 GTO written by Anthony Pritchard and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the most successful and highly regarded cars ever produced. Built purely for racing, the 250 GTO dominated the Grand Touring racing category in the period 1962–64 and raced in all of the world's sports car classics, including Le Mans. Ferrari built just 40 production cars, and almost all were raced. Because of its sheer beauty, its immensely successful track record and the relatively small number of cars built, the 250 GTO is among the world’s most valuable cars and examples now change hands for sums in excess of $10 million.

Download or read book Ferrari 250 Gte written by David Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First seen as the course car at the 1960 Le Mans 24 hour race, the elegant Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo 2+2 Pininfarina, or GTE as it has become known, was Ferrari's first four-seat production car and an outstanding commercial success, underwriting the company's racing activity. Built upon the same running gear as the iconic Ferrari 250 two-seaters, the GTE continued in production until 1963, by which time 954 examples had been built. Initially popular as a "gentleman's express," the car was typically finished in conservative colours which emphasised its stunning lines.But after a few years and several owners they were sadly often neglected and came to be regarded simply as donors upon which to build replicas of other Ferraris. Thanks to the efforts of a number of enthusiastic owners who have dedicated themselves to maintaining, restoring and preserving these wonderful cars, about half of them still exist today as GTEs, valued for their beauty and history. In researching this definitive history of the model, the author consulted with respected Ferrari historians, enjoying access to their archives. He traveled extensively to view and document more than 125 examples of these cars around the world. The book is published in a limited edition of 750 copies to celebrate the 60th birthday of the three Series of the 250 GTE.

Download or read book Ferrari Hypercars written by Winston Goodfellow and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark book is the result of interviews with many of the greatest names in Ferrari history, and is loaded with never-before-seen stories and photos.

Download or read book Ford GT written by Preston Lerner and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford's iconic 1966 victory and get the detailed back story leading to that historic win--including the parts played by Enzo Ferrari, Henry Ford II, and Carroll Shelby.

Download or read book Porsche 356 written by Brian Long and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 356 was the first Porsche model. The coupes and spyders were a great success throughout the world and continued to be so throughout the model's life. The story of the Porsche 356, and the racing and rallying cars that sprang from it, is detailed in this text.Dimensions: 250 x 207

Download or read book St Tropez Soleil written by Simon Liberati and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of St. Tropez starts with a dog, a rooster, and a martyr; and it leads to movie stars, world-renowned artists and distinguished writers. Located on the sparkling French Riviera, St. Tropez has enjoyed the spotlight for more than half a century, for better or worse, with celebrities flocking to this idyllic locale for its beaches and a dose of Mediterranean sun. A picturesque oasis, St. Tropez has served as inspiration for a who’s who of notable writers from Françoise Sagan to Colette; as well as renowned artists Paul Signac and Henri Matisse; and even filmmakers. However, St. Tropez would not be the same without then belle du jour Brigitte Bardot, her films and lovers and many other famous couples including Annabel and Bernard Buffet and Bianca and Mick Jagger.

Download or read book Ferrari 250 LM written by James Page and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ferrari 250 LM was born of controversy. Enzo Ferrari wanted this compact mid-engined coupe to qualify as a GT car for world championship racing. The FIA, motor sport’s rule-makers, disagreed and this new model, of which just 32 were made, was forced to run as a sports-prototype in 1964 and 1965. To everyone’s surprise, the LM was to dominate the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1965. 6313, entered by Ecurie Francorchamps, led for much of the race and finished second after a tyre failure in the closing stages. It was the high-spot of a busy season for a car that, 54 years later, is well-known as a successful contender in historic car racing. Author James Page covers the genesis of the 250 LM and its development, its technical details and specification, and the ongoing row about its homologation as a GT car. 6313 was driven at Le Mans in 1965 by Pierre Dumay and Gustave Gosselin, and led the race through Saturday night and Sunday morning, only to suffer a tyre blow-out with less than three hours to the finish, allowing the NART 250 LM of Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory to take victory. For many years the identity of 6313 was confused with its team-mate 6023. Detective work by Ferrari specialist Keith Bluemel, consultant on this book, clarified the situation. This book unravels the mystery. The book is profusely illustrated with period photographs and documents, and a gallery of studio photographs of the car as it is today.

Download or read book Ferrari written by Roberto Bonetto and published by White Star Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ferraris are dreams come true for lovers of four-wheeled vehicles, and veritable cult objects for appassionati and collectors from around the world. This book takes an all encompassing look at these symbols of Italian excellence.

Download or read book Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheel Base written by Doug Nye and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb book tells the story of the finest example of a glorious breed of Ferrari, the 250 GT Short Wheelbase, which combined a great engine with a fine chassis and a beautiful body to become one of the most revered Ferraris. The 2119 GT is a very special car because Stirling Moss drove it to a famous victory in the Goodwood Tourist Trophy of 1960. Here you’ll get detailed insight into this race, the competition debut of 2119 GT, as well as the seven others in which the car took part in period, all supported by a superb collection of photographs.

Download or read book Ferrari 250 GTO written by Keith Bluemel and published by Editions Techniques pour l'Automobile et l'Industrie. This book was released on 1998 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Ferrari GTO est sans nul doute la plus grande des automobiles. Depuis le premier jour où elle a couru, les fanatiques ont été transportés par son élégance exceptionnelle et sa puissante personnalité. Les rares privilégiés qui ont piloté une GTO en pleine action, que ce soit sur circuit ou sur route, peuvent confirmer que son charme est tout aussi prenant quand on tient le volant grâce à son puissant V 12 de trois litres et à son comportement généralement sain et indulgent. Si le prix signifie quelque chose, le fait qu'une GTO ait été payée plus de 100 millions de francs en 1989 en dit long sur la voiture. Cet ouvrage est de loin l'étude de la GTO la plus complète jamais rédigée. Des années de recherches par les coauteurs, Keith Bluemel, qui' écrit depuis longtemps sur Ferrari, et Jess G. Pourret, historien français de Ferrari (et longtemps propriétaire d'une GTO) ont mis au jour une masse d'informations détaillées concernant ce modèle culte. Les descriptions, les analyses et les illustrations de ce livre satisferont la soif de connaissance des admirateurs de la GTO. D'importants et célèbres intervenants ont ouvert leur mémoire et leurs archives personnelles pour ce livre. Dans le domaine de la conception et du développement mécanique, Giotto Biaarrini, Mauro Forghieh et Sergio Scaglietti ont été consultés. Nombre de réputés pilotes de GTO, de John Surtees à Nino Vaccarella, ont évoqué leurs souvenirs. Un patient rassemblement de données inédites, effectué par l'ancien concurrent sur Ferrari, Jacques Swaters, directeur de l'Écurie Francorchamps basée à Bruxelles, a mené à un luxe de détails encore insurpassé. De nombreux propriétaires, passés et actuels, ont contribué à préciser la biographie détaillée des 36 exemplaires de GTO construits. Plus de 300 photos, portant principalement sur les périodes de conception et de développement et sur la période d'activité 1962-1964 en compétition, au niveau du championnat du monde catégorie GT, font revivre la GTO. Aucun effort n'a été négligé pour obtenir des illustrations auprès des meilleures sources contemporaines dans le monde entier, en privilégiant les rares clichés d'époque. Un album de photos actuelles montrant d'exceptionnelles GTO complète la partie historique. La plupart des clichés n'ont encore jamais été publiés. La 250 GTO a été la dernière grande GT de l'ère des moteurs avant, modèle étudié alors que la conception d'avant-garde des voitures de compétition intégrait de plus en plus l'architecture à moteur central arrière. Cette seule considération en fait donc un repère historique, mais la présence, la beauté, les succès en compétition et le comportement routier exceptionnels de la GTO ont conféré au modèle un statut hors du commun, celui de représenter la grandeur de l'automobile. Ce livre, qui couvre tous les aspects du caractère et des réussites de la GTO, est un séduisant portrait de la plus légendaire des Ferrari.