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piloti che gente book cover
piloti che gente book cover
piloti che gente book cover

Rare book review: Piloti, che gente… by Enzo Ferrari (Cartier edition)

A reader was asking about “Piloti, che gente” which I tagged (since the early days of F1-nut.com) as the one of the best (if not the best) Ferrari F1 books published and only realised (several years later…) that I hadn’t ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CMC Lancia D50 top down
CMC Lancia D50 top down
CMC Lancia D50 top down

CMC 2020 catalog – a quick peek

Although the most valuable CMC diecasts are its sportscar models such as the Ferrari Sypder and 250 GTO, CMC do offer a decent range of vintage 1:18 grand prix F1 diecast models and from a F1 diecast collectors’ perspecti...

 
 
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speed kings john smailes book cover
speed kings john smailes book cover
speed kings john smailes book cover

New Book Review: Speed Kings by John Smailes

I initially picked up a copy of John Smailes’ Speed Kings being keen to read up on the early forays by 1960’s drivers like Sir Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme to race at the Indian...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2020 review – COVID and F1 diecast and book values

Looking back at 2020, it’s certainly been an overwhelming year with COVID outbreaks globally. Similar to the market shift to online retail and the surge in demand for home based goods – I think COVID has definitely re-inv...

 
 
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Alain Prost Maurice Hamilton book cover
Alain Prost Maurice Hamilton book cover
Alain Prost Maurice Hamilton book cover

Book Review: Alain Prost by Maurice Hamilton

After reading recent interview comments by Alain Prost on Renault’s 2020 season campaign and Fernando’s comeback, it’s hard not to imagine how he might have performed in the Renault RS20. The number of Alain Prost books are rel...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mclaren The Cars 2020 book cover
Mclaren The Cars 2020 book cover
Mclaren The Cars 2020 book cover

New Book Review: McLaren The Cars 2020 edition by William Taylor

I’ve always rated Coterie Press’ and William Taylor’s “McLaren the Cars” highly and it’s included in my list of favourite F1 books to own or read. So with the release of the 3rd edition which...