HAND-SIGNED COLLECTORS CAR BOOK. ULTIMATE SERIES: FERRARI 250 GTO – THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY. JAMES PAGE & KEITH BLUEMEL. PUBLICATION YEAR/ DATE: 2021 (1st EDITION). 2 VOLUME HARDBACK WITHOUT DUSTJACKETS PRESENTED IN A SLIPCASE. SIZE & # OF PAGES: 25.5. CM x 36CM x 9CM (SLIPCASE) – 632 PAGES. YES – OF 750 EXAMPLES, EACH SIGNED AND NUMBERED. PORTER PRESS – JAMES PAGE WITH KEITH BLUEMEL. BRAND NEW 10 OUT OF 10 – STILL SEALED IN PUBLISHER’S SHRINK WRAPPING! PHOTOS SHOWN ARE FROM A DISPLAY COPY, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE NUMBER SHOWN IN IMAGES. ULTIMATE FERRARI 250 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 GTOS ILLUSTRATIVE REPUTATION HAS MADE IT THE WORLDS 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.. THE BUILD-UP: THE FIRST VOLUME BEGINS WITH A CLOSE LOOK AT THE GTOS FOREBEARS, FOLLOWED BY STUDY OF ITS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH A FULL TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION. THE 1962 SEASON: BETWEEN WINS BOTH ON DEBUT IN THE SEBRING 12 HOURS AND IN THE YEARS LAST RACE IN THE BAHAMAS, THE GTOS ACTIVITIES ARE COVERED IN FULL, NOT JUST IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BUT ALSO IN OTHER COMPETITION ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING TORTUOUS EUROPEAN HILLCLIMBS AND EVEN ADVENTURES IN AFRICA. THE 1963 SEASON: DESPITE THE ENDEAVOURS OF THE OPPOSITION, THE GTOS SUPREMACY INTENSIFIED DURING ITS SECOND SEASON, WITH MORE ENTRANTS RUNNING IN MORE EVENTS, FROM ENDURANCE CLASSICS SUCH AS THE LE MANS 24 HOURS TO SPRINTS AT OBSCURE BRITISH VENUES. THE 1964 SEASON: FERRARI BEAT OFF A STRONG CHALLENGE FROM SHELBY AMERICANS COBRAS TO TAKE ITS THIRD TITLE, HELPED IN PART BY AN UPGRADE THAT INCLUDED A REVAMPED BODY DESIGN FOR NEW GTOS, AND ALSO FOR A FEW EXISTING ONES. LATER LIFE: THIS SECTION EXPLAINS HOW GTOS CONTINUED TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY AND WITH OCCASIONAL SUCCESS FAR BEYOND THEIR SELL-BY DATE. CHASSIS HISTORIES: THE SECOND VOLUME IS DEVOTED TO COMPREHENSIVE INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE 36 GTOS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE SURVIVED TO THE PRESENT DAY. PACKED WITH NEW RESEARCH AND FRESH INSIGHTS, THESE ACCOUNTS INCLUDE INTERVIEWS WITH OWNERS PAST AND PRESENT, INFORMATION ABOUT RESTORATIONS AND PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS, AND MUCH MORE, PLUS A WIDE ARRAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS. DELIVERED AND HANDLED WITH THE UTMOST CARE. PLEASE VISIT OUR SHOP FOR MANY MORE MOTOR RACING & AUTOMOBILIA ITEMS. The item “ULTIMATE SERIES FERRARI 250 GTO THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY BOOK LIMITED EDITION 750″ is in sale since Thursday, July 1, 2021. This item is in the category “Books, Comics & Magazines\Books”. The seller is “cotswoldroadandrace” and is located in Bourton-on-the-Water. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
- Subjects: Transport
- Format: Hardcover
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
- Series: Ultimate
- Modified Item: Yes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topic: Ferrari
- Book Series: Ultimate Series
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Modification Description: Signed by Author
- Language: English
- Publication Year: 2021
- Book Title: Ferrari 250 GTO
- Author: JAMES PAGE WITH KEITH BLUEMEL
- Signed By: Author
- Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
- Publisher: Porter Press International
- Signed: Yes
- Genre: Transportation
