Ferrari: Jubilee Edition

In 2017, the luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari, which has captivated generations from all over the world with its cars of timeless elegance, celebrates its seventy-year anniversary.

For this occasion, Formula 1 photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch has captured, and added, the company’s most recent models in all their glory, for this new and revised edition of this reference title on Ferrari. This beautifully illustrated book, with detailed text, traces 135 models and outlines the amazing and faschinating evolution of the brand Ferrari, from the earliest sports cars to the most recent luxury vehicles.

This seventy year journey begins with a preface from former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, in which he describes "a deeply held personal conviction: Ferrari today embodies the logical evolution of a tradtion based on decades of history". After that "the Man" Enzo Ferarri is introduced. With a detailed story of his past, including many fascinating anecdotes, it is easy to comprehend how, and why, Ferrari has become such a celebrated symbol over the last seventy years. Before being introduced to the cars themselves, we are treated to a concise description of the Ferrari brand and how it developed throughout history.

What follows are over 60 of the most famous Ferrari models of all time. From the Spider (Barchetta) Touring of 1948, to the GTC4 Lusso from 2016, each model is presented with the stunning photos from Schlegelmilch, along with a brief description of it's history and features. The detailed specs of each creation round off this book, which is a must have for the Tifosi all around the world.

== More than 50,000 copies of the previous editions sold worldwide ==

Rainer W. Schlegelmilch studied photography in Munich. A highly regarded photographer of Formula 1 and sports cars, he has contributed to many magazines and publications, and has exhibited his most spectacular pictures on many occasions. He lives and works in Germany. A retrospective of his Formula 1 photographs, Historic F 1 and Sports Car Races, took place at Carmel on the sea, California, in the late Summer of 2016.

Hartmut Lehbrink is a journalist and a regular contributor to German car magazines such as auto motor und sport and ADAC Motorwelt.

Jochen von Osterroth is a journalist and sports reporter for news agencies such as dpa (Deutsche Presseagentur), Sport-Information-Dienst, and RTL.