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Post by Tom on Oct 11, 2022 12:10:39 GMT -5
I would love all of those books. In fact I've been thumbing through the Bertone and Vignale books, but didn’t feel like eating beans on toast for a few months...
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Oct 13, 2022 11:36:23 GMT -5
I would love all of those books. In fact I've been thumbing through the Bertone and Vignale books, but didn’t feel like eating beans on toast for a few months... Thanks for your comments, Tom! I’m not very familiar with the details of Vignale’s history, so I guess that’s the reason why I liked that book better than I liked Bertone’s. On the other hand, I’ve been a fan of Bertone for a long time and I think that I’m pretty familiar with many of their creations, up until the late 90s, so I guess that’s why that book was a bit of a disappointment. Had I seen it before buying it, I probably wouldn’t have bought it! I’ve just began reading Zagato’s book and so far it seems pretty good. The Ghia book will follow and when I’m done reading them I’ll post my first reactions here.  |
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Dec 28, 2022 2:23:59 GMT -5
These were the last books added this year. I'm still waiting Amazon to send me another book (about Daimler) but, apparently they're having trouble finding one! 290One more book from this series! This one, about the great house of Zagato, was good and enjoyable although, just like it happened with the Bertone book, there are some slight editorial errors.  291This one, about Ghia, is just like the other books from this series: bittersweet! There are lots of nice photos of many of the cars designed by Ghia, but leaves many others out. As I said elsewhere, these series are more like coffee table books than serious reference ones.  292This is a very enjoyable, inexpensive book about these iconic Rolls-Royce cars. It's filled with nice photos and lots of information!  293I haven’t finished this one yet but, I’d say that it’s the best of the series, so far! It has the same errors and the same complete lack of chronological order (which drives me crazy) as the others. One big disappointment was that I was expecting to see the newer Touring creations but, there’s a small note at the very beginning, explaining that it only covers this coachbuilder’s story up to 1966! My old Touring book is still far superior, even without the nice colour photos.  |
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Post by GBOAC002 on Dec 28, 2022 6:05:10 GMT -5
Very slightly off topic so my apologies. Recently I read the Virgil Exner story (published by Veloce) and wondered if it figures in your library Julio?
The book was borrowed from, read, and returned to a friend who was a big American Car enthusiast but he is now sadly deceased.
I remember being thrilled in 1959 when buying 'The Observers Book of Automobiles' seeing pics of Finned cars without realising just how much influence Exner Senior had in creating 'Shock and Awe' into automobile design.
My pal of the last forty years was ten years senior to me and a car fanatic but with various 1:1s in various states of repair/restoration. Alvis, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar were just some of his more recent projects/runners.
We would visit car shows and places like Beaulieu Motor Museum and Brooklands where we sometimes saw examples of the Exner penned 1:1s.
Those sightings would inevitably set off a discussion about Exner's abilities in lifting shapes from previously 'humdrum' to 'exciting'.
We would also lend each other books over the years. I loaned him the Sir John Egan Jaguar book and I borrowed the Exner book among others.
*****!!!Stop Press!!!*****
My 'Bertone Book' arrived today. Stunning quality which I'll revel in reading. Now for the rest of the Series!
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Dec 28, 2022 11:47:15 GMT -5
Very slightly off topic so my apologies. Recently I read the Virgil Exner story (published by Veloce) and wondered if it figures in your library Julio? The book was borrowed from, read, and returned to a friend who was a big American Car enthusiast but he is now sadly deceased. I remember being thrilled in 1959 when buying 'The Observers Book of Automobiles' seeing pics of Finned cars without realising just how much influence Exner Senior had in creating 'Shock and Awe' into automobile design. My pal of the last forty years was ten years senior to me and a car fanatic but with various 1:1s in various states of repair/restoration. Alvis, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar were just some of his more recent projects/runners. We would visit car shows and places like Beaulieu Motor Museum and Brooklands where we sometimes saw examples of the Exner penned 1:1s. Those sightings would inevitably set off a discussion about Exner's abilities in lifting shapes from previously 'humdrum' to 'exciting'. We would also lend each other books over the years. I loaned him the Sir John Egan Jaguar book and I borrowed the Exner book among others. *****!!!Stop Press!!!***** My 'Bertone Book' arrived today. Stunning quality which I'll revel in reading. Now for the rest of the Series! Thanks for your message, Ian! Reading about your friend makes me think that I would love to have such a friend here in Mexico! And yes, I do have that Exner book (it’s number 269). It was waiting for me at my cousin’s in Austin, four years ago, when I went there to get my 1966 Imperial home! I’ve read it and enjoyed it a lot! Without a doubt, Virgil Exner is my favourite American car designer! I will be looking forward to read your opinion about that Bertone book. |
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Mar 1, 2023 10:21:36 GMT -5
294This is a book that had been in my wishlist for a very long time before I decided to buy it, because it had some very bad reviews. I’m glad I bought it, it’s not as good as I was expecting it to be but it’s not a bad book at all. It’s an easy and quite enjoyable read but, it definitely needs many more photos! 
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Mar 28, 2023 15:14:01 GMT -5
295This gorgeous book arrived a couple of days ago, after a very long wait and, I’ve already had a first, thorough look at it. It is definitely beautiful but, unfortunately, much thinner than I expected it to be! It’s packed with stunning photos of breathtaking beauties! 
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Apr 23, 2023 14:05:41 GMT -5
296This turned out to be a very nice, interesting book, with a lot of information that I already had but, packed with photos, a lot of them in colour! Highly recommended! 
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Post by Tom on Apr 23, 2023 15:31:01 GMT -5
That looks like a book I'd like to spend a few hours with.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Apr 24, 2023 1:49:22 GMT -5
That looks like a book I'd like to spend a few hours with. It’s really enjoyable! |
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Apr 27, 2023 17:56:53 GMT -5
297I was meaning to buy only a couple of the books from this series and ended up buying all of them, except one. I wasn’t sure about getting this one, because I’m not such a big fan of Giugiaro’s late work but, when David (MG) bought this book he said it was the best of the series and, I decided to follow his advice. He was quite right, this is indeed an excellent book (followed closely by the one about Touring)! As the rest of the series, it has some obvious editorial mistakes and rather odd way to order some photos, but still, it’s quite enjoyable, packed with great photographs. 
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 1, 2023 0:37:53 GMT -5
298This is a gorgeous book, no doubt about it but, it’s not exactly what I was expecting it to be! This is more like a truly sumptuous catalogue of the Delahayes, Delages and Talbot Lagos in the Mullin collection, filled with absolutely stunning colour photos of these cars. A beautiful coffee-table kind of book! 
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Post by Tom on May 1, 2023 0:49:09 GMT -5
Sometimes you want to be informed, sometimes you want to be entertained. I like a balance of both in my book collection.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 1, 2023 10:09:47 GMT -5
Sometimes you want to be informed, sometimes you want to be entertained. I like a balance of both in my book collection. That’s a good way of defining one’s collection of books, Tom! I guess that, in my case, and for several years now, when buying car books I tend a bit towards being informed rather than being entertained. |
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Post by LM24HRS on May 3, 2023 2:30:44 GMT -5
A great collection Julio. Your last book certainly grabbed my attention.
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