Speed read Ferrari
Subtitle: the history, technology and design behind Italy's legendary sports car
By: Preston Lerner
Series: Speed read
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780760360408
Subjects: Ferrari automobile; History
Description: "A bite-sized illustrated history of Ferrari, the world's premier sports car manufacturer"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Section one: A legend is born (Enzo ascendant: the prewar years ; Staking a claim: 1947 to 1959 ; The Fiat connection: 1969 to 1988 ; Ferrari after Enzo: 1988 to 2006 ; Alone again: Ferrari circa 2007 ; The prancing horse emblem); title: Section two: Nine for the road (1948 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta ; 1959 Ferrari 250 GT SWB ; 1962 Ferrari 250 Lusso ; 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB ; 1969 Dino 246 GT ; 1975 Ferrari 308 GTB ; 1984 Ferrari Testarossa ; 1994 Ferrari F355 ; 2012 Ferrari F12berlinetta ; Worst Ferraris ever); title: Section three: Exclusive, exotic, exhilirating (1966 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona ; 1975 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB ; 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO ; 1987 Ferrari F40 ; 1995 Ferrari F50 ; 2002 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari ; 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari ; One-of-a-kind Ferraris); title: Section four: Designed for winning (1952 Ferrari 500 ; 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa ; 1961 Ferrari Dino 156 ; 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO ; 1975 Ferrari 312 T ; 1994 Ferrari 333 SP ; 2002 Ferrari F2002 ; 2007 Ferrari F2007 ; 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia GT ; Ferrari challenge); title: Section five: The heroes behind the wheel (Alberto Ascari ; Mike Hawthorn ; Phil Hill ; John Surtees ; Gilles Villeneuve ; Michael Schumacher ; Sebastian Vettel ; Fangio, Schechter & Räikkönen ; Massa, Prost & Alonso ; Sports car aces); title: Section six: Races to remember (1949 Le Mans ; 1951 British Grand Prix ; 1953 French Grand Prix ; 1965 Le Mans ; 1974 Spanish Grand Prix ; 1995 12 Hours of Sebring ; 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix ; End of the road for the Mille Miglia); title: Section seven: Team players (Stylists ; Coachbuilders ; Engineers ; Salesmen ; Executives ; Pista di Fiorano); title: Ferrari timeline.