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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta,
"Tour de France"
First Published in 1997,
Veloce Publishing PLC
The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinettas are undeniably beautiful and, arguably, the greatest Ferrari racing cars ever built. The 250 GT Competisione Berlinetta - now popularly known as the "Tour de France Berlinetta," in honor of the model's domination of the great French event with four outright victories - was the true forerunner of the series of cars which established Ferrari as a major force in sports car racing.
Here, in this updated and rewritten account, in the story of the development, building and racing of the "Tour de France" Ferraris. Importantly, the book also contains individual histories of the Ferrari TdF" Berlinettas.
Foreword by Ed Niles
10 Chapters, 142 pgs. 180 b/w photos, 21 color
Chapter 1 - The Development History
Chapter 2 - Contemporaries of the "Tour de France" Berlinetta
Chapter 3 - 1956
Chapter 4 - 1957
Chapter 5 - 1958
Chapter 6 - 1959
Chapter 7 - The Drivers
Chapter 8 - Living with a "TdF"
Chapter 9 - Restoration
Chapter 10 - The "Tour de France" Berlinetta in Modern competition
Appendix - History & Register of the Individual Cars
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