It's a great book, now that I've had a few minutes to look through it, and I'm so pleased that I managed to snare the last one in Monterey. It's a real treasure. Thanks for putting it together and please tell Lucas D'Amore the graphic design is terrific.

Quería comentarles que lo estuve leyendo y primero quería agradecerles sendas dedicatorias, y después quería felicitarlos por el excelente trabajo que hicieron. Antes de relativizar mi felicitación por ser medio neófito en el tema; ya que a pesar que hace más de 10 años que me gustan y estoy medio metido en el tema autos sport, nunca me involucré al nivel que están ustedes y Manuel; tengan en cuenta que hace bastante que leo libros de todo tipo: buenos, malos, mediocres y excelentes. El de ustedes entra en mi categorización de excelentes. La verdad que es un placer leerlo, incluso al que no entiende mucho como yo; ya que se expresan con una claridad y didáctica que hace muy fácil, llevadera e interesante la lectura. Otra característica de los buenos libros: me sorprendió el nivel de documentación y fundamentación de cada palabra que escribieron. Esto habla de un profesionalismo difícil de encontrar hoy. Dos detalles que me encantaron: cada foto tiene información detallada de lo que estamos viendo, y los comentarios humorístico-irónicos en alguna de las fotos. De vuelta mis más sinceras felicitaciones, y realmente ya estoy esperando con ansias el próximo...

I like it very much, it will become a very special place in my collection! And many many thanks for your friendly dedication, that makes me very proud indeed! Last evening I took the opportunity to take a quick look at the contense. I was really blown away by those amazing and pin-sharp vintage photographs! Further, the passage of Bucci and his cars is highly interesting. I am sure that will put some mytheries into the right context! I will recommend your book to all of my friends! I started reading the first passages of your book and I like it even more :-) Please be sure that I evaluate your research and your work as very professional. From my own experience I know that you made a wonderful job!

I went through the book, last night. It's fantastic: I understand well your 10 years of researches. I researched a lot Varzi, even organizing an exhibit on him in his hometown Galliate. About the 12C37 car, I was pleased to see the photo of it being disembarked from the plane in 1949: it confirms that the car came back to Galliate after the 1948 Temporada. I have some photos taken in the garden of the Villa Varzi: now I know that they've been shot in the winter 1948-1949. The photo of the shortened version is also very important, as it explains the weldings and the changes on the frame which let Ms. Ruocco (and some Alfa pundits worldwide) to claim that the car is a fake. Another suprise is the second 12C37 car, built from spare parts. I know that some crates of spare parts, including a complete engine and a transaxle were shipped to Argentina together with the car. Maybe, the story told by Bucci is correct: he may have bought additional components from that guy, in the early Fifties. I'll let you know my comments on the whole book, yet the'll confirm what I wrote up here: fantastic!

BRAVO!!! The book is stunning, a triumph! I have only received the package this hour, and have just leafed through it, can't wait to go page-by-page. This book is a national treasure. Who knew that 'la passione' burned for Alfa Romeo so far from home? The evocative photography, innovative design, and meticulous compendia of facts all serve the cause of documenting this fascinating subject and era. Bravissimo!

Es obligación destacar que el de ustedes es, hoy por hoy, el libro más importante sobre automovilismo argentino realizado hasta el momento.

Sensazionale. Un libro stampato con perfezione, 332 foto duo-tone, testi veloci e ben leggibili, tabelle riassuntive dei risultati delle gare, indicazioni dei numeri di telaio e motore. E tutto (e solo) per le Alfa Romeo che hanno corso in Argentina tra il 1924 e il 1972. Opera di due appassionati argentini alla loro opera prima, il libro è il frutto di una diecina d’anni di ricerche accurate ed estese, verificate con Simon Moore, una delle autorità riconosciute per la storia dell’Alfa Romeo. Ogni pagina è portatrice di sorprese e chiarimenti sui dubbi che, tradizionalmente, circondano qualsiasi auto abbia passato una parte della sua vita agonistica in Argentina. Foto e dettagli illuminanti sia per le informazioni che passano sia per la chiarezza della stampa. E’ tutto un mondo che si apre allo studioso e all’appassionato europeo. La scelta delle Alfa Romeo permette agli autori di spaziare lungo quasi 50 anni di corse e di storia dell’Argentina: utili, a questo proposito, le pagine iniziali che presentano un sommario di quanto è successo in Argentina in quei decenni. Parecchi modelli Alfa Romeo di cui si erano persi alcuni anni di vita ricompaiono in queste pagine in foto che veramente raccontano più di 100 parole. Un esempio è la 12C37 guidata da Achille Varzi nella Temporada 1948, venduta da Clemar Bucci una diecina d’anni fa, restaurata tra Inghilterra e USA, oggi protagonista abituale delle corse storiche. E’ circondata da un alone di dubbi sulla sua autenticità: molti, se non tutti, vengono dissipati da quanto si vede nelle molte pagine ad essa dedicate. Il prezzo del volume, in Italia, è molto alto, ma è un libro prezioso per forma e contenuti. Costa decisamente meno se ordinato agli autori, ma con il rischio della spedizione dall’Argentina. Come si diceva una volta: non può mancare nella biblioteca di un Alfista.

My wife gave me yours and Lao's Alfa Book for Christmas, absolutely fantastic!!! And such an elegant layout. Wonderful pictures, interesting texts I learned a lot even on the Argentine history.

Well done!, está tan bien "researched", y las fotos (tantas veces había leído de pilotos como Avelar, Ramos con sus Alfa, y nunca había visto fotos de ellos) ayudan tanto a "acercarnos" aun más a esos años increíbles en que había esa cantidad de autos de competición residiendo en la Argentina, o que venían a competir aquí. Y también, toda esa gran época de las Giulietta, las Giulias, y esas 2.600cc, qué autos, y qué buenos pilotos!

This handsome book is the result of 10 years´research by two Buenos Aires-born enthusiasts. Frustratingly, because it was a lucrative market for outdated Italian exotica, little is written about South American race history. Bertschi and Iacona´s first work focuses on Alfas, from vintage RLs to Autodelta T33s in the ´72 buenos Aires 1000kms. in Spanish and English, it relates the dramatic lives of cars and owners. Revelations include the existence of a second 12C37 built by Clemar Bucci - news to the owner of the exVarzi "original". Each chassis´saga is investigated, such as the Boano-bodied 3000CM that Alfa gave to Perón. The fascinating locally built IKA 1900s also get a chapter. The outstanding rare photos are stylishly presented in this 366-page title. MW