{"title":"Father's Day Gifts £100+","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"breadvan-book-collectors-edition","title":"Breadvan - A Ferrari to beat the GTO (Collector's Edition)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe front and back covers of this leather-bound edition feature debossed and foiled outline illustrations of the front and rear of the Breadvan respectively. Black page edges and a black slipcase provide the contrast. Numbers are limited to 75 signed copies, making it truly one for the collectors.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6godQ6IXXZI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt as a Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase Competizione, chassis number 2819 GT has become famous as the instantly recognisable ‘Breadvan’ – a fan favourite around the world. This latest book from Porter Press tells its full story, from being delivered new to sports car ace Olivier Gendebien and its 1962 conversion into the Breadvan by Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata, to its recent appearances at Goodwood and Le Mans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by renowned author Richard Heseltine, with contributions from Nicola von Dönhoff and leading Ferrari historian Keith Bluemel, it documents the development of the 250 GT Berlinettas, the ‘Palace Coup’ at Maranello that led to the birth of the Breadvan, and the car’s racing career in the hands of aces such as Ludovico Scarfiotti and Carlo Maria Abate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreadvan – A Ferrari To Beat The GTO is packed with new research, such as confirmation of 2819 GT’s appearances at Daytona and Sebring in 1962, as well as profiles of all the main players in the story and hundreds of archive photographs. Heseltine also documents Serenissima’s life after the Breadvan, and brings the car’s story up to date with its successful ‘second life’ in historic motor racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory of the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta, plus the racing life of 2819 GT before it was converted into the Breadvan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfiles of all the key players in the car’s period competition career, including Giotto Bizzarrini, Olivier Gendebien, Carlo Maria Abate and Ludovico Scarfiotti.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetailed reports of each of 2819 GT’s race appearances at events such as the Le Mans 24 Hours, Tour de France and Paris 1,000Km.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Gianni Agnelli painted the Breadvan black – and Gunter Sachs got arrested in it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull story of the car’s later life, from its adventures in the US to its return to racing in the UK during the 1970s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails of the Breadvan’s recent success in historic motor sport, from its return to Le Mans to victory at Goodwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Porter Press International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39453025665084,"sku":"9781913089450","price":490.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/products\/breadvan-collectors.jpg?v=1755167835"},{"product_id":"the-last-eye-witness","title":"The Last Eye Witness","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to 100 copies per year \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 194px; margin-left: 194px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/rac-book-award-logo-2024_160x160.jpg?v=1727447989\" alt=\"RAC Motoring Book of the Year shortlist 2024\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWinner of the \u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Royal Automobile Club Motoring Book of the Year Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ein the category \u003cstrong\u003eBooks On A Motor Sporting Subject With No Price Limit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe pioneering motor racing photography of Maurice Louis Branger 1902-1914\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs this a motor racing book or an art book? In fact, it is both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished together for the first time, this unique collection features more than 160 images from celebrated photographer, Maurice Louis Branger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrating a pioneering age of motor racing, Branger’s original glass plate negatives are expertly reproduced and showcase the efforts of the bold and the brave, from 1902-1914.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom early city-to-city races such as the 1902 Paris-Vienna, to the Grand Prix ‘revival’ of 1914, this amazing account of one of motor racing’s most evocative and innovative periods includes authoritative, and superbly detailed accompanying text by Doug Nye, the world’s leading motorsport historian and author. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘When Doug Nye first suggested this potential book to me,’ states publisher Philip Porter, ‘I was immediately intrigued. 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