Fantastic Ferraris

By Antoine Prunet

Subjects: Ferrari automobile, Pictorial works, History, Ferrari, s.p.a.

Description: "An automobile is first and foremost a dream." So said Enzo Ferrari, a man who most certainly knows. Ferrari's dream is vivid. It is an image of red race-bred cars with wire wheels and sweeping windshields, emblazoned by a black "cavallino" on a field of Modena yellow. Most certainly a fantastic dream. Fantastic Ferraris is a unique book on Ferraris, as distinct from other Ferrari books as Ferrari is distinct from other cars. This book is the dream of author Antoine Prunet and photographer Peter Vann—a gallery 0f the most fantastic Ferraris ever assembled, unique cars among the distinct Ferrari marque, collected from around the world. These arc the cars that created the Ferrari mystique: the one-offs, prototypes, Scuderia Ferrari racers, the "specials" built especially for Enzo Ferrari's friends—King Leopold of Belgium, Princess Aga Khan, NARTs Luigi Chinetti and others. Over 240 glorious photographs— 180 in color—and a blend of history with anecdote tells the tale of these famous, not-so-famous and infamous Ferraris. Juan Manuel Fangio's "bathtub." The four-cylinder racers. Pinin Farina and Scaglietti's fancies. The exquisite 1957 vintage cars. The American styling complete with fins and flares. These are the rarest of the rare, the fantastic Ferraris with fascinating histories on road and track.