ISBN1841555312
The Can-Am Cars £17.95
Weight 700g Unique Publications

These 164 soft bound pages contain re-prints of numerous period articles from the 1960s and 1970s. There are plenty of close up shots and exploded drawings that could certainly be of use for modelling. The articles themselves always make fascinating reading, as it is always good to hear what those directly involved and the independent observers thought at the time rather than them trying to remember. If the reproduction quality was better this would be an even more enjoyable read. As it is, and typical for Unique productions, the whole thing unfortunately looks as if it has been produced on a not very sophisticated photocopier. We know how good these collections can look from the work of other publishers. Come on guys, you've got the material..

ISBNX00001222X
Ferrarissima #14 £32.50
Weight 1.5kg

The latest issue of the official periodical for Ferrari enthusiasts is, as usual, packed with high quality articles and plenty of variety. We start with an editorial in the form of an obituary to Gianni Agneli. There is then a detailed look at the latest road car from Maranello, the 360 Challenge Stradale and a fascinating piece on what one of the bright young stars of the design department thinks that the F1 car of the future might look like. There are two historical articles by Chris Nixon, the first a profile of Olivier Gendebien and the other a taster for the recently released 'Peter Coltrin, Racing in Colour' which we looked at in FSW 6/2003. With the two great marques now merged there is a fascinating look at the rivalry in the market place between Ferrari and Maserati in the late 1950s and early 60s and, as always in Ferrarissima, a review of the racing season so far. Finally we are shown the latest 1:3rd scale creation of Terzo Dalia, a Ferrari Enzo engine and gearbox with complete internals

VID623623749 Le Mans 2003 (VHS PAL) 90 Minutes £13.00
VID623623730 Le Mans 2003 (DVD All regions) 110 Mins £15.00

Whether you made it the race or not, relive Bentley's historic victory in these action packed 90 minutes. We start with a brief introduction to the great race and visits to Team Nasamax, for an insight into their bio-ethanol fueled Reynard, and Velocx Prodrive to see assembly of one of their Ferrari 550s.
At Le Mans the film features highlights of qualifying, scrutineering and the drivers parades before we even get to race day. On the morning of the race those spectators that managed to get up before lunchtime were treated to an excellent historic race which saw wheel to wheel action between Mark Hales in Nick Mason's Ferrari 512M and Willie Green's Ligier JS3 and the excellently edited highlights of this race sets us up nicely for the main event. The highlights of the 24 Hours could perhaps be a little longer, but they are well edited and capture the atmosphere of the race superbly. Maybe we're just being greedy!

Those opting for the DVD are treated to an extra 20 minutes of material that includes driver interviews with the winning Bentley boys, Peter Kox and Perry McCarthy. The latter is on top form as he describes his training and preparation for the arduous event, we particularly liked his reason for using Karate as part of his fitness programme but you'll have to buy it to know what we're talking about! If all this isn't enough then there are on-board laps with Peter Werner in the Team Goh Audi and Stephane Sarrazin in the Pescarolo Courage to get the adrenaline pumping.