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Alfa Romeo: View From the Mouth of the Dragon

by S. Scott Callan

A history of . . . well, many things, among them Alfa Romeo. But that’s almost the least noteworthy bit about this – – – let’s call it a book and get on with it.

Maserati 250F In Focus

by Anthony Pritchard

An iconic 1950s racecar, competent in its day but with an uncommonly complicated afterlife. Pritchard takes a competent stab at unraveling it.

Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans

A.J. Baime

Not your normal racing book! The epic battle between H. Ford and E. Ferrari in the 1960s was about much more than the cars each built, or racing prowess and showroom sales. It was first and foremost about humiliating the opponent.

Grand Prix Ferrari: The Years of Enzo Ferrari’s Power, 1948–1980

by Anthony Pritchard

Not to be confused with an earlier book of the same title and by the same author, this posthumously published tome is an entirely revamped take on a subject that, if anything, has become more complex since then.

Alfa Romeo Montreal: The Essential Companion

ALSO: The Dream Car that Came True

by Bruce Taylor

Good thing the 1967 Expo wasn’t held in Moscow as had originally been planned or Alfa Romeo might not have been given the brief to produce a car “to express man’s ultimate aspirations in the field of motor cars”.

Enzo Ferrari’s Secret War

by David Manton

No, this is not about Ferrari’s “war” on the race track with Ford but his much lesser-known actions during World War II vis-à-vis the Germans. If you ever wondered why Enzo had a soft spot for New Zealanders, this book has an answer—one that reads like fiction but aparently is not.

Lamborghini: 100 Years of Innovation in Half the Time

by Luca Molinari & Raffaello Porro (editors)

A celebration of fifty years of Automobili Lamborghini. Splendidly illustrated, several writers from the design world discuss the cars in the context of whatever it is that constitutes Stilo Italiano.

Ferrari Myth 2015: The Official Ferrari Calendar

by Günther Raupp

A super-premium, limited-edition, oversize collection of artistic renditions of Ferraris that is only called a “calendar” because it does have a tiny string of numbers on the bottom of each page.

Maserati, A Century of History

by Cancellieri, Dal Monte, De Agostini, Ramaciotti

An excellent book with superb photos is a nice way to celebrate a big, round birthday. A three-day parade in Italy brought together 200 cars and 500 enthusiasts—if you weren’t there, console yourself with this book!

Maserati 250F

by David McKinney

Some called it the most beautiful Grand Prix machine of all time. Even replicas today fetch astronomical sums. Many years in the making and combining the efforts of several experts, this excellent book is the best effort yet at sorting out which chassis did what.

The Book of the Ferrari 288 GTO

by Joe Sackey

Unless you’re made of money you won’t be able to buy a 288. But if you buy this book you can read the actual owner’s manual, see how the custom luggage hugs the trunk just so, and count the fins on the valve cover. Oh, and learn its story.

The Ferrari Book

by Günther Raupp

And lead us not into temptation . . . an irresistible book for anyone who appreciates photography. Even if you’re not a Ferrari guy/gal.

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