Book Review: Ferrari Under the Skin by Andrew Nahum and Martin Derrick
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With Charles Leclerc’s recent back to back wins, is this the start of the long awaited Ferrari re-surgence as the tifosi are hoping for? This potential renaissance is enough reason to look at a few Ferrari books. In 2017, as part of an exhibition with the Design Museum in London and with the official co-operation […]
With Charles Leclerc’s recent back to back wins, is this the start of the long awaited Ferrari re-surgence as the tifosi are hoping for? This potential renaissance is enough reason to look at a few Ferrari books. In 2017, as part of an exhibition with the Design Museum in London and with the official co-operation of Ferrari, the companion book “Ferrari Under the Skin” was published.
Although it was intended to provide more context to the actual exhibition, this book by itself is still a good examination of Ferrari’s history, its design philosophy, its place in popular culture and clientele and its racing history (sportscars and F1).
There are 6 main chapters – brief biography of Enzo Ferrari, “Bones of a Ferrari” and “Form of a Ferrari” which charts the design styling of Ferrari road cars, “Clienti” which looks at famous owners of Ferrari vehicles (Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood), a chapter on Ferrari’s racing achievements in F1 and road racing and finally “Ferrari Today” which provides some technical insights into the Maranello factory and the LaFerrari sports cars.
The book is full of photos from the Ferrari archive. The older pre-1950 B&W photos are beautifully re-produced. Also included are Maranello factory design drafts and CAD diagrams.
If you’re specifically interested in Ferrari history or Ferrari F1 team, there are better books than this – however the photo memorabilia in this book is a standout.
Wow Factor/Money shot: Ferrari archives photos pages 28-41 – early Enzo Ferrari and factory photos – awesome!
Suitable for: Casual Ferrari fans
