Alfa Romeo Montreal, The Essential Companion by Bruce Taylor
Alfa Romeo Montreal – The dream car that came true by Bruce Taylor
By Pete Vack
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The Online Magazine for Italian and French Classic Car Enthusiasts
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Alfa Romeo Montreal, The Essential Companion by Bruce Taylor
Alfa Romeo Montreal – The dream car that came true by Bruce Taylor
By Pete Vack
All photos courtesy of author and publisher
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Alfa Romeo Spider
312 pages, 226 black and white photographs and 30 colour photographs.
Size: 25,7 x 22,9 cm Weight: 1,6 kg
Language: English – German
Author: Patrick Dasse
ISBN 978-3-87166-126-6
Free shipping within Germany.
79 Euros
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Review by Pete Vack
As summer is coming, temps up and tops down, for the next Patrick Dasse 105 Alfa book we chose the Spider, aka, the Duetto, 1600, 1300, 1750 and 2000, built from 1966 to 1975. [Read more…] about Alfa Romeo Spider, 105 Book Review
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Ferrari 250 GTE
Editor: 2Produce
Author: Ed Heuvink with Yvo Alexander
Foreword: Luigi Chinetti Jr.
Format: 23 x 28.5 cm, hardcover in dust jacket
Pages: 288
Pictures and illustrations: over 200 in colour and 140 in black-and-white images
Languages: English
Price: 125 Euros
Author Ed Heuvink and 250 GTE owner (ex by now) Yvo Alexander have created what might be a real rarity in the Ferrari world; a book devoted to that particular model. As far as we can tell there seems to be only one other like it by David Wheeler, and we have yet to read it. And, as Alexander states, “This Ferrari 250 GTE book was launched/introduced during the Amelia Island 2020 event and at that time my book was the first and only one on the Ferrari 250 GTE. Books on the GTE are few and far between, in a genre saturated with Ferrari topics. [Read more…] about Ferrari 250 GTE Book Review
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While Paul Wilson is showing VeloceToday readers how he handcrafted a unique body for his 6C2500 chassis, this book in the 105 Series, Alfa Romeo Arese, shows us modern production methods, circa 1963, to make an Alfa Giulia, and provides an interesting contrast of traditional and modern Alfa Romeo construction techniques. (Scroll down to see photos.) [Read more…] about Building an Alfa Romeo Giulia
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Franco Scaglione unfortunately didn’t live to see the widespread appreciation of his work; some 60 cars, which include some of the greatest automotive designs ever hammered into metal.
This should not have been, for his role in the design and development of the Alfa Giulietta Sprint and the B.A.T.s had been examined by a variety of magazines, the most notable being a full article in Quattroruote “The Right Carrozzeria” as far a back as 1961. But from the early 1970s on, after Scaglione’s sad experience with Intermeccanica, he retired and virtually disappeared from view or almost 20 years. Notes Paolo Gianconi, “His world had forgotten him, because when the spotlight of fame goes out, no one has the interest to light a candle to look for who is lost.” [Read more…] about Franco Scaglione, the Poet of Aerodynamics
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL: The Car of the Century
by Hans Kleissl and Harry Niemann
Hard cover in dust jacket
374 pages, 403 images
Our Price: $150.00
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Unexpectedly Pleasant
I offer my profuse apologies for the lead photo of Miss Scicolone, perched as she is on a Mercedes 300SL. No doubt she would have looked much nicer accompanied by a 250GT Berlinetta or an A6GCS 2000 Maserati. However, as we shall see, there is a reason for this. [Read more…] about Mercedes 300 SL, Car of the Century Review
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Review by Pete Vack
At only 192 pages, this is one of the slimmer volumes of Patrick Dasse’s set of books on the Alfa Romeo 105 series, and the third book we have reviewed. It covers one of the rarest and most important of the Alfa 105 series, a car that heralded the end of an era at Alfa’s long-time partner, Zagato. (read article). [Read more…] about Alfa Romeo Junior Z: 105 Series Book Review
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Petite Histoire de L’Automobile, Voyage en Miniatures
Author, Robert Kohler
Softback, 176 pages, color images
ISBN 979-10-94583-42-5, October 2020
In French with an accompanying English translation booklet from Don Toms at 941-727-8667 or don@bugattibooks.
Price in U.S., with translation supplement, $58 PP
In the past, VeloceToday has featured several different automotive dioramas, usually in the form of races or race events. Clyde Berryman’s focus was on Grand Prix racing, while Gianni Petta’s was the Targa Florio.
But Robert Kohler has become famous for something a lot more ambitious; the entire history of the automobile, done in a series of 124 dioramas consisting of 665 models spanning almost 130 years, from the early steam efforts to the postmodern era. [Read more…] about My Little History of the Automobile, Reviewed
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Book 2 of 7 volumes on the Tipo 105
This is detail: a single book of 262 pages focusing ONLY on the Tipo 105 Alfas produced with right hand drive. Every model is described, most with a list of changes from the previous model. Variations in the types of dashboards, interiors, engines and bodywork are, in many cases, illustrated. The exceptions are the rare GTC model and the RHD version of the Montreal, for which there are no photos. [Read more…] about 105 Alfas, Take Two: The Right Hookers
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Alfa Romeo Berlina
216 pages with 131 black and white photos and 47 color photos
Dimensions: 25.7 x 22.9 cm
Weight: 1.3 kg
Language: English – German
Author: Patrick Dasse
ISBN 978-3-87166-067-2
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The other day we received a book, the Alfa Romeo Berlina, from Hamburg, Germany. I was hoping for a while that we wouldn’t be adding many more volumes to the Alfa bookshelf. And, does the world need another book about the Alfa Berlina? In this case, yes. [Read more…] about Alfa Berlina Book Review
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Ettore Bugatti’s Baby
Author: Tamas Jozsef Vaklo
Published 2020 by Verglat b-r-r-o-o-o-m
ISBN 978-3-033-08932-8
Please call Don Toms, 941-727-8667 Florida, USA for purchase details or email don@bugattibooks.com
Review by Pete Vack
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As far as we know, this is the first and only book out there on the Baby Bugatti; we can’t find any other book like it online or off. One of the best things we found, however, was a very thorough two part feature on the Baby Bugatti as written by Automobilia Resource Editor Marshall Buck for VeloceToday (click here) but much too short. So a hardcover 482 page tome on the topic should bring joy to our hearts and data for our brains. Bear in mind that the text is in German, but in general consists of very brief captions easy to translate via Google and provides no reason not to buy this book. [Read more…] about Ettore Bugatti’s Baby: Book Review
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Fred Wacker, Gentleman Racer
Compiled by Fred Wacker III and Bob Birmingham
177 Pages, color and black and white photos, hardback, no slipcover
ISBN 978-159598-785-3
$49.95 plus shipping
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Last week in VeloceToday we presented, in his own words, Fred Wacker’s description of racing Formula I Gordinis in Europe, thanks to an interview recorded by S. Scott Callan before Wacker’s death in 1998. Fred Wacker III’s new book about his father compliments Callan’s work and covers a much wider spectrum, including Wacker’s youth and family connections in the Chicago area. (Yes, Wacker of Wacker Drive.) [Read more…] about Fred Wacker Biography, Reviewed