Ferrari 250 GTO The autobiography of 4153 GT
This magnificent book tells the story of a Ferrari 250 GTO with a
particularly interesting and varied history. The car is chassis number
4153 GT and it won the Tour de France - an arduous 10-day race-cum-rally
- in the hands of Lucien Bianchi and Georges Berger in 1964. That
success typifies this car’s competition life, for it did virtually every
form of motorsport, including endurance racing (it finished fourth in
the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1963), hill-climbing and rallying. All this is
covered in fascinating detail, supported by a fine collection of period
photographs, including colour. Any Ferrari enthusiast will enjoy this
addition to the "Great Cars" series. Key content: - This GTO's racing career started with great promise at Le Mans in 1963, with fourth place for Pierre Dumay and Léon Dernier
- Two
busy seasons in 1964–65 brought 14 competition outings, with the win
for Lucien Bianchi/Georges Berger in the 1964 Tour de France the
highlight - and there was also a trip to Africa for the Angolan Grand
Prix
- The great Belgian teams, Ecurie Francorchamps and Equipe National Belge, raced 4153 GT until the end of 1965
- The
car's little-known competition career in Spain in the period 1966-69 is
uncovered for the first time, with interview input from owner/driver
Eugenio Baturone
- Nearly 300 period photographs, many previously
unpublished, supported by a portfolio of specially commissioned location
photography
Hardcover, 24 x 29 cm, 320 Seiten, ca. 280 teils farbige Abbildungen, englischer Text
beim Verlag restlos vergriffen – very rare out-of-print book
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