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Ferrari Racing Car Books - History and Models

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Ferrari 1960-1965 - The hallowed years

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The subject of this book is Ferrari's racing history from 1960 to 1965, a period that was one of the most successful in the marque's history so far. In this era, which began with completion of the transition from front-engined to rear-engined configuration, Scuderia Ferrari won just about everything with a variety of iconic machinery that included the 'shark-nose' 156 and the fabled 250 GTO.

Driving Formula 1 Ferraris, Phil Hill and John Surtees delivered two World Championship titles in the space of four years. Ferrari sports cars racked up a string of six consecutive victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours, a feat subsequently surpassed only by Porsche.
This book covers this period in detail for the first time and exclusively features the work of one of the greatest racing photographers ever.

Author:William Huon, Bernard Cahier
Specs:368 pages, 29.5 x 25 x 3.2 cm / 11.6 x 9.8 x 1.26 in, hardback
Illustrations:390 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:Evro Publishing (GB, 2023)
ISBN:9781910505816
Ferrari 1960-1965 - The hallowed years

Ferrari 1960-1965 - The hallowed years

Language: English

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Ferrari 857S - The remarkable history of 0578M (Exceptional Cars)

Ferrari 857S chassis number 0578M personifies, if an inanimate object can personify anything, Italian road racing. During its first season the car mainly competed in its natural habitat, travelling abroad once and, while its first race was on the purpose built circuit of Monza, it is on the open roads, blasting through Sicilian villages or up spectator-lined mountains in the Valle d'Aosta region that one pictures this four-cylinder engined, evocatively shaped two seater.
Driven by some of the greatest sportscar drivers of the period including Hawthorn, Castellotti, Gendebien, Maglioli, de Portago, Trintignant and Phil Hill, 0578M was rebuilt as part of Ferrari's attempt to challenge Mercedes-Benz in 1955, competing in the Tourist Trophy and Targa Florio before racing at Buenos Aires and Sebring the following season, finishing second in Argentina.

This book:
- records a significant, yet unusual, period in which Ferrari used four-cylinder engines, not only to win the World Drivers' Championship but also in an attempt to remain competitive in sportscar racing.
- dhronicles the full racing history of 0578M including its time as a factory entry and subsequent seasons when it competed in privateer hands both 'Down Under' and in Scandinavia.
- is handsomely illustrated with evocative, period photos, plus a gallery of superb photographs of the car today, restored as it was at the 1956 12-hours of Sebring.
- includes profiles of all those who raced it, from serial Le Mans 24-hours winners to enthusiastic independents.

Author:Ian Wagstaff
Specs:128 pages, 24.5 x 28.5 x 1.9 cm / 9.7 x 11.2 x 0.75 in, hardback
Illustrations:110+ b&w and colour photos
Publisher:Porter Press International (GB, 2020)
ISBN:9781913089085
Ferrari 857S - The remarkable history of 0578M (Exceptional Cars)

Ferrari 857S - The remarkable history of 0578M

Language: English

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Ferrari Formula 1 - Car by Car : Every Race Car since 1950

Ferrari has been a top Formula 1 competitor since the series' inception over 70 years ago. From its first dedicated racer, the 125, through the transition to rear-engine cars to today's technological powerhouses, Ferrari has never rested on it laurels.
The longest running team in F1, Ferrari has a record 16 constructor's titles. Its cars have been driven by some of the greatest racers of all time, including Michael Schumacher, Gilles Villeneuve, Phil Hill, Niki Lauda, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, and more.
This book examines every F1 racer Ferrari has campaigned since 1950, each accompanied by exhilarating imagery and technical specifications.

Presented in chronological order, each of Ferrari's F1 cars is featured with:
- An exploration of its design and significant features
- Technical specifications
- A discussion of its racing record
- Spectacular full-page images, both historic and contemporary.

The book wraps up with a full competition record for all of the cars. It is the complete reference to all of the amazing red racers that have cemented Ferrari's reputation as the dominant manufacturer in F1 history.

Author:Stuart Codling
Specs:224 pages, 25.5 x 31.5 x 2.7 cm / 10 x 12.4 x 1.06 in, hardback
Illustrations:200 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:Motorbooks International (USA, 2021)
ISBN:9780760367773
Ferrari Formula 1 - Car by Car : Every Race Car since 1950

Ferrari Formula 1 - Car by Car : Every Race Car since 1950

Language: English

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Ferrari en Formule 1

Ferrari est une légende en Formule 1 et reste à ce jour la seule équipe présente depuis le début du championnat du monde en 1950.
En plus de 500 pages, Peter Nygaard raconte l'histoire fascinante d'Enzo Ferrari et de ses voitures. De la première voiture de Formule 1 à Silverstone jusqu'au championnat 2021 - plus de 1000 grands prix plus tard - la Scuderia est reconnaissable entre toutes.

Tous les aspects sont évoqués à travers plus de 400 photographies : les hauts et les bas, la lutte incessante pour gagner, les querelles intestines et les luttes de pouvoir - à l'usine et sur la piste. Les portraits de tous les pilotes, ingénieurs et managers qui ont tous contribué à la légende de Ferrari sont présents dans l'ouvrage.
Ce livre inédit constitue une histoire belle et dramatique qui donne au lecteur un aperçu unique de l'histoire et de la façon dont un mythe dans le sport automobile a été créé et continue à faire rêver sur la piste et en-dehors.

Author:Peter Nygaard
Specs:512 pages, 31 x 23.5 x 4.3 cm / 12.2 x 9.25 x 1.69 in, paperback
Illustrations:400+ b&w and colour photos
Publisher:Glénat (F, 2021)
ISBN:9782344050552
Ferrari en Formule 1

Ferrari en Formule 1

Language: French

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Ferrari 1960-1965 - Le temps des sacres

1960-1965 : le temps des sacres pour la scuderia Ferrari. Une période au cours de laquelle la Scuderia est passée du moteur avant au moteur arrière (ou central), a remporté deux titres de champion du monde des pilotes (P. Hill en 1961 et Surtees en 1964) et a régné sur l'endurance (en remportant notamment six fois consécutivement les 24 Heures du Mans).

Ferraristes chevronnés et amateurs de sport automobile pourront revivre cette période glorieuse et unique dans l'histoire de Ferrari, avec un angle particulièrement humain.

Author:William Huon, Bernard Cahier
Specs:368 pages, 30 x 25 x 3.1 cm / 11.8 x 9.8 x 1.22 in, paperback
Illustrations:numerous b&w and colour photos
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2022)
ISBN:9791028305444
Ferrari 1960-1965 - Le temps des sacres

Ferrari 1960-1965 - Le temps des sacres

Language: French

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Formule 1 Ferrari - Toutes les monoplaces depuis 1950

Ferrari et Formule 1 sont presque devenus synonymes. En effet, la célébrissime firme de Maranello n'a pas manqué une seule saison depuis la fondation du championnat du monde de F1 en 1950. On compte des dizaines de monoplaces légendaires porteuses du blason au cheval cabré, depuis la première 125 puis la 156 au nez de requin des années 1950 jusqu'au tour de force technologique de la SF1000, sans oublier les fabuleux bolides rouges qui ont valu tant de victoires à Niki Lauda puis à Michael Schumacher.

"Formule 1 Ferrari, toutes les monoplaces depuis 1950" examine en détail chaque voiture dans le contexte de la saison correspondante, illustrée d'archives historiques et de photos au cœur de l'action.

Author:Codling Stuart
Specs:224 pages, 25 x 30.5 cm / 9.8 x 12 in, hardback
Illustrations:200 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2021)
ISBN:9791028305024
Formule 1 Ferrari - Toutes les monoplaces depuis 1950

Formule 1 Ferrari - Toutes les monoplaces depuis 1950

Language: French

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Ferrari - Debutto a Caracalla

The book recounts, after the unfortunate debut of the first Ferrari in Piacenza on 11 May 1947 (a "promising failure", as Enzo Ferrari himself commented), the victory that came two weeks later at the Rome Grand Prix, at Caracalla's thermal baths.

Text in Italian.

Author:Valerio Moretti
Specs:159 pages, 29.5 x 21 cm / 11.6 x 8.25 in, paperback
Illustrations:profusely illustrated
Publisher:Libreria ASI Service (IT, 2015)
ISBN:9788898344277
Ferrari - Debutto a Caracalla

Ferrari - Debutto a Caracalla

Language: Italian

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