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Ferrari Legends: Classics of Style and Design
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Impression of the book 'ferrari legends'Review date: 2009-09-06 Rating: 10 out of 10This is a great collection of stunning photographs, i agree with the other review in places, and the choices are occasionally surprising (348 instead of 348, discussion of how nice the 456 is, but no real place for it). the bias is towards older machinery: 1960's and earlier, but I can't stress enough how stunning the photography generally is. if they did another one of these (it's hard to imagine what they would put in it exactly, because there are an awful lot of ferraris) i would certainly buy it. in terms of informative text, well, its little brief, it's not all-fulfilling, but generally there is info on the actual car featured, plus the historic background. If youre an expert, this probably won't teach you much you don't already know, but if you're an aesthete and you appreciate ferrari, this is an essential purchase.
ReviewsFerrari LegendsReview date: 2009-07-20 Rating: 4 out of 10Well, this book is a bit of a conundrum. First impressions are good. It's large format (12" x 10" landscape), 288 pages and hundreds of full colour photos. It is basically a photographic record of (quote) "40 of the most remarkable and significant Ferraris from the marques history". (/quote) Except it isn't - but more on that later.
As a mainly photographic book it looks extremely good. Each car was obviously photographed in a studio where the utmost care with lighting and focus has been taken. Although the black backgrounds might not be to everyone's taste, it provides an excellent contrast to the cars, and even black cars stand out. This is because the lighting is used so effectively; the lines and shape of each car are clear and vivid, so that each can be appreciated. I particularly like the 1959 400SA Cabriolet, and the Ghia bodied 375MM. Thankfully most of the photos are large size and it is easy to admire the detail in the engine and interior photos. I certainly noticed features on these cars that I'd not observed before. So, initial impressions are that this is a really nice book.
But the cunundrum? The choice of cars. It starts off well with the 1948 166SC, and includes variations on the 375 theme including many of the one-off special bodied cars, then moves on to numerous examples of the legendary 250 series, to the 275 and Daytonas etc. But does a 330P4 replica belong in a book like this? Not in my opinion. A 330P3 or a 412P would have been acceptable, but a replica - even with a Ferrari engine? Also, why feature a Koenigised BB? Surely it can't have been too difficult to find a standard BB, especially as one of the captions says "the Berlinetta Boxer was achingly beautiful in standard form", and then show a modified version - strange.
The other strange thing is that the cars that are featured end with the 1989 348, with the exception of the F50 and the Enzo. So, only 2 cars in the last 20 years are worth featuring? Most Ferraristi could make a strong case for the 360, 430 and/or the 456 and 599.
So definitely a conundrum. Beautiful photos but an eccentric choice of tipos.
Product Details/SpecificationsAuthors:
Michel Zumbrunn
Richard Heseltine
Creators:
Michel Zumbrunn (Illustrator)
Recording label: Merrell Publishers Ltd Manufacturer: Merrell Publishers LtdEAN: 9781858944326Binding: HardcoverDewey decimal number: 629.2222ISBN: 1858944325Number of items: 1Number of pages: 288Publication date: 2008-09-01Format: Illustrated, Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Published)
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