Ferrari Hypercars: The Inside Story of Maranello's Fastest, Rarest Road Cars - Hardcover

Goodfellow, Winston

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9780760346082: Ferrari Hypercars: The Inside Story of Maranello's Fastest, Rarest Road Cars

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760346089 ISBN 13: 9780760346082

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2014

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The only full history behind all of Ferrari s most outrageous performance cars.

For over 60 years, Ferrari has produced cars that fire the imaginations of car lovers worldwide. Embodying the perfect combination of beauty, performance, exclusivity, and Italian flair, its vehicles have made it the world s most iconic carmaker. Though Ferrari has always produced road cars, the company has first and foremost focused on competition models, such as the handful of cars built in low-number serial production that campaigned on race courses the world over in the 1950s and 60s. In Ferrari Hypercars: The Story of Maranello s Fastest, Rarest Road Cars, author Winston Goodfellow profiles some of Ferrari s top creations vehicles so startling in their performance capabilities that they surpass modern terms and attain the status of hypercar. This book begins by reaching back to the 1950s to establish the lineage of hypercars and goes on to showcase the best known examples since the 288 GTO, including the F40, F50, Enzo, and all-new la Ferrari. These cars were collector vehicles from the moment they rolled off the production line, though that was never the reason for their creation; they were made to be driven. A necessary read for any racing fan, Ferrari Hypercars exhaustively traces the history of the company s competition vehicles and establishes its status as a symbol for speed, luxury, and wealth.

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"When it comes to interpreting the subject matter, author Winston Goodfellow is one of the best. And this is far from the usual pretty pictures-and-repeated statistics exercise that these huge paeans so often become. What sets this apart is the author's deep knowledge of ultra-performance Ferraris, and his obvious passion for these terrific cars." - Hemmings Motor News

"This is truly luscious, from the cover to the typography and design. You hope for top quality in a book about the most special Ferraris, and it is delivered. Goodfellow has written a smart, readable and informative book about the most exciting road cars from Ferrari. Your time with this book will be time well spent - almost as fun as riding in one." - Sports Car Market

"...it contains a narrative that is rich in entertaining anecdotes and quotes. Mercifully for one who finds concept cars a distracting and pointless bore unless they actually have a truly significant impact on a forthcoming "real-life" model, this book sticks very much to the mighty cars that made it into production." - Racer.com / Sports Car Club of America

About the Author:

WINSTON GOODFELLOW is an experienced, well-respected automotive journalist and photographer specializing in Italian cars and coachbuilders. His byline has appeared in numerous magazines around the world including Automobile, AutoWeek, Car and Driver, Cavallino, Esquire, Playboy, Robb Report, Road & Track, Classic and Sports Car, Forza, Rosso Ferrari, and many others. Goodfellow has authored seven books, including Motorbooks Italian Sports Cars (2000) and Ferrari Hypercars (due to publish in 2014). Additionally, he has appeared on automotive-related television programming and works annually as a judge at the Pebble Beach Concours d Elegance. He lives in Arizona. Official Website: http://www.winstongoodfellow.com

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