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Price: $39.95
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 7.5″ x 9.25″
Description: SIGNED BY AUTHOR!
First printed in 1991, VelocePress is proud to re-publish this comprehensive guide to the rare and valuable cars of Carlo Abarth. Out-of-print for five years, the original Abarth Guide has become almost impossible to find. Like the Abarth cars, Pete Vack’s book is small (128 pages) but potent and is one of the finest works on Abarth ever written. The Abarth Buyer’s Guide covers every model from the first Cisitalia based racecars to the Abarth TC Ritmo. For anyone who loves Italian cars. Each book signed by author! Allow two weeks for delivery. Shipping add $6.00.

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Price: $29.95.
Pages: 128 with b&w and color photos
Dimensions: 8.25 x 7.75″
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British historian Graham Robson has compiled a very interesting and readable one marque history, targeting the fabled Lancia Stratos Rally. The book covers the amazing birth of the car as well as the considerable competition history of the Stratos, concentrating on the factory cars from 1974 to 1981. There is an index and a list of the major victories achieved by the Stratos, a history of the British Checkered Flag Stratos, and a short chapter on Stratos’ successors, particularly the 037. Robson’s book is absolutely essential for Lancia and rally enthusiasts, and great for anyone interested in Italian cars in general. Published by Veloce Publishing, UK. (Shipping to Australia or Asia may incur additional charges.) Shipping is free if standard to the U.S., Great Britain and Europe. Depending on your location, please allow up to six weeks for free delivery.

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Price: $130.00
Pages: 320
Dimensions: 11″ x 8.25″
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Don’t be fooled by that cover. This book is the only major work on the Montreal in English, and as such is one of the best one make guides we have ever read. Taylor comprehensively covers every subject even slightly related to the car with color photos, diagrams, factory drawings, etc. Costly but absolutely necessary for anyone who owns a Montreal, or anyone thinking about buying one. Chapters include history, buying a Montreal, factory tools, bodywork, tune up, electrical maintenance, improvement, models, literature, serial numbers, etc. Published by Veloce Publishing, UK. (Shipping to Australia or Asia may incur additional charges.)

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Price: $79.95
Pages: 215
Dimensions: 10″ x 10″
Description:
Ed McDonough and photographer Peter Collins teamed up to produce the only book on the legendary Alfa T33, Alfa’s World Championship winning sports racer. From 1967 to 1977, the T33 faced many ups and downs, and the authors chronicle those years with passion and authority, using new material and interviews conducted with many who where part of the Autodelta team. In addition to superb color and black and white contemporary photos throughout the book, each chassis is listed, six variations of the T33 are driven and photographed. and each race in which the T33 competed in is documented. An important and must-have book for any Italian car enthusiast. (Shipping to Australia or Asia may incur additional charges.)

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Viale Ciro Menotti features “Maserati vs. Ferrari Sports, 1947-1957

What is “Viale Ciro Menotti?

“Viale Ciro Menotti,” (VCM) is a magazine for Maserati enthusiasts and is distributed to the world’s largest Maserati club, which consists of over 3,000 members throughout 37 countries worldwide. Viale Ciro Menotti is printed twice annually in a high-quality magazine format and once annually in hard cover format with over 180 pages. The contents of the magazine include historical and contemporary articles and photographs on Maserati automobiles – both racing and GT cars, interviews with Maserati designers and car owners, and an extensive Maserati-only classified section.

Members receive this magazine free with their membership. Join Maserati Club International by going online to: http://www.maseratinet.com/MCI/MCImembership.asp. Domestic Annual dues are $95, and International is $125.

Can I get a copy without joining the Maserati Club?

You may purchase individual issues of VCM without being a member. For a Back Issue Index, please visit: http://www.maseratinet.com/MCI/MCIbackissueindex.asp Issues range in price from $7, to $35.

“Maserati vs. Ferrari Sports 1947 - 1957 can be found in our new issue, Issue 91, with a June 2008 release date, and the cost is $35. Copies are not available on news stands, you must purchase directly through the Club.
Maserati Club International can also be reached Monday through Friday - Pacific Standard Time by:
Phone: USA + 253-833-2598
Fax: USA + 253-735-0946
Mailing Address:1620 Industry Drive SW, Suite F, Auburn WA 98001 USA

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Price: $54.95
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 11 1/4″ x 9 1/4″
Description: FREE DELIVERY!!

Hardbound, color and black and white photos.
Historian and engineer Karl Ludvigsen chronicles the great rivalry between Ferrari and Maserati which took place on race tracks around the world from 1947 to 1967. Ludvisgen used resources from his world famous Library for superb color and black and white photos throughout the book.. With almost 60 years of experience in the field Ludvigsen details the races, analyses the engines, and includes historical perspectives. Includes sports racers, Formula 1, Formula 2, OSCAs, and Race of the Worlds. A tremendous value for the money, standard shipping is free, so order now!!! (Shipping to Australia and Asia will incur additional charges.)

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Price: $19.95
Pages: 64
Dimensions: 7.5″ x 5.50″
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Excellent take along book is a guide to production numbers, models, problem, and restoration tips. Essential reference tool that can be used when buying, selling, or restoring the various models. Color photos. This guide will be mailed free via Royal Mail from the UK. Depending on your location, please allow up to six weeks for free delivery.

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Price: $19.95
Pages: 64
Dimensions: 7.5″ x 5.50″
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Another great guide to production numbers, models, problem, and restoration tips, this time for Alfa Romeo GT coupes. Essential reference tool that can be used when buying, selling, or restoring the various models. Color photos. Published 2005 by Veloce Publishing, UK. This guide will be mailed free via Royal Mail from the UK. Depending on your location, please allow up to six weeks for free delivery.

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Price: $79.95
Pages: 208
Dimensions: 10″ x 10″
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The complete story of one of Lancia’s most successful Rally and production cars, with chassis numbers, race results and hundreds of color photos. Published by Veloce Publishing, UK. This guide will be mailed free via Royal Mail from the UK. Depending on your location, please allow up to six weeks for free delivery.

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Price: $125
Pages: 383
Dimensions: 10″ x 13.5″
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Hardbound, 500 B&W photos.
Rudolpho Mailander was one of the best postwar automotive photographers. Karl Ludvigsen purchased the Mailander collection in the early 1970s and today it constitutes the core holdings of the Ludvigsen Library in England. This is an important book, and one of the best from the Ludvigsen Library. Rodolfo Mailander’s epic collection covers only the years from 1950 to 1955. But these were the years that forged Ferrari’s name and reputation, and any new work involving that formative era is heartily welcome. Ferrari by Mailander is a multiple picture frame that presents art, history, and an era never to come again in a package that’s worthy of Vermeer paintings. And we are betting you won’t regret it. Depending on your location, please allow up to six weeks for free delivery. (Shipping to Australia or Asia will incur additional charges.)

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