Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider - Brossura

Booker, Keith

Brossura

ISBN 10: 190478898X ISBN 13: 9781904788980

Casa editrice: Veloce, 2013

Riassunto

Buying a classic car is an expensive business and mistakes can prove costly financially and in time, effort and stress. Wouldn’t it be great if you could take an expert with you? With the aid of Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider: The Essential Buyer's Guide's step-by-step guidance from a marque specialist, you can! You’ll discover all you need to know about the car you want to buy. The unique points system will help you to place the car's value in relation to condition, whilst extensive photographs illustrate the problems to look out for. This is an important investment - don’t buy a Spider without this book’s help.

Keith Booker has been an Alfa Romeo Owners Club member for 23 years, serving a stint as director. He is also the author of Alfa Romeo Giulia GT Coupés: The Essential Buyer’s Guide. He regularly contributes to motoring publications worldwide.

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Recensione:

Veloce has now published 13 of these handy pocket size books. Each serves as a useful guide for enthusiasts and assumes that readers will already know a little about older cars. The publications follow a pattern, starting off with the question, Is this car right for you? it's a valid question, since many first-time owners buy with their hearts and not their heads, and live to regret it. Items to watch out for are helpfully divided into a 15-minute evaluation and a more serious investigation examining mechanicals, body, trim and so forth in close detail. The author then compares the various advantages of auctions against private sales before discussing the all important paperwork after all, you'll want to make sure that the seller actually owns what you are buying. Internet links and tips on where to find spares are helpful as is the list of relevant publications. Put it in your pocket before you start looking. --Review from Australian Classic Car, September 2007

Any addition to Veloce Publishing's ever-expanding range of Essential Buyer's Guides is usually worth a mention, and this dedicated to the classic Alfa Romeo Spider is no exception. The great thing about these books is that they really are inexpensive. Just £9.99 buys you a copy, and for that you get a 64-page softback title packed with vital information and advice on buying your vehicle of choice. You wouldn't buy these books for their artistic layout, stunning photography or witty text, but to criticise them for that would be to miss the point entirely. They're small enough to fit in your glovebox and to take with you when viewing a classic for sale; and the writing style and layout are so simple and logical that flicking through for on-the-spot information couldn't be easier. In this instance, you'll find a full introduction to the living with a Giulia Spider, plus separate chapters dedicated to all the various aspects of buying one with confidence. Chapter headings like Is It The Right Car For You? , Fifteen Minute Evaluation, Do You Really Want To Restore and Problems Due To Lack Of Use give an idea of the detail throughout, which is pretty reassuring from such a low-priced title. In fact, bearing in mind the compactness of the book, the level of detail is very impressive. As the authors say of the Spider, Within twenty-eight years of manufacture, there should be a model to suit everyone . If that's true, you'd be well advised to take a copy of this book along with you when viewing any Spider that's for sale. Quite simply, it does exactly what it says on the cover. --Review from Classic Car Mart, December 2006

a really great reference book, either for an owner or someone looking to purchase their first Alfa Spider. --Hagerty Classic Cars newsletter

L'autore:

Since retiring from his profession as a bank manager, Keith Booker has been able to devote more time to his wife and two children, and to following his enduring passion of historic motor racing. He has contributed articles and photographs to publications in the UK, Italy and the USA. He has also been elected to the Guild of Motoring Writers.

Jim Talbott is the Events Co-ordinator for the Alfa Romeo Owners Club and has served on the club's National Committee for 13 years. An owner of Alfas since 1972, he has a keen interest in motorsports, particularly historics and touring cars.

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• Editore: Veloce
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 190478898X
• ISBN 13: 9781904788980
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 64