Immortal 2.9: Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A&B [Hardcover]

Simon Moore (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Parkside Pubns (June 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961726601
• ISBN-13: 978-0961726607
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,010,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's reprint time, December 21, 2001

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Pico Elgin (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Immortal 2.9: Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A&B (Hardcover)

Great car, great book and I want to buy the first copy when it's reprinted! Publishers: hint, hint.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An immortal book for an immortal car., November 1, 2006

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Joseph S. Lucca "A. Trinacrian" (Elmhurst, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Immortal 2.9: Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A&B (Hardcover)

Anyone who is serious about the classic cars made between the two world wars knows that the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 stands out as one of the all time greats. In fact Phil Hill, the first American to win the world Formula One championship back in 1961, stated that he thought this was the greatest car built before WWII. It was also the fastes road car built before the war, with a top speed of over 140 mph.

Simon Moore has written a book more than worthy of these great cars. Not only does he trace the history of the car and get into the details behind its design, he actually devotes a full chapter to each and every single model ever made. (There were somewhere between 40 and 50.) The title of each chapter is the serial number of the individual car. He has photos of what the car looked like when new (no two cars were identical), how it changed over the years, and what it looks like today (provided that it still exists, which the vast majority of them do). Mr. Moore was able to track down all but about 4 or 5 of the cars. He has the extra added distinction of being the owner of one of them.

When this book first came out, it won various awards of excellence. It is now one of the most sought after automotive books ever written. I'm glad I bought one when it was new.