Selling my copy: Chassis #173 Limited Edition Driving Ambition

[Shadow62]

Could you let us know when you list it on Ebay? Will you be looking for much more than the $1,000 I offered last week? Thanks

[zx4000]

Sorry for holding it back but i would like to have my bet down due to relatively a bit high.

[cbulen]

I haven't sold the book yet. Anyone interested?

[hurstg01]

It'd make a nice Christmas present, if anyone wants to buy it for me?

[Peloton25]

I'd like to lease it for a period of one week just to see what all the fuss is about.

>8^)
ER

[carbuilder2002]

Nice one lol

[cbulen]

Sure, I would be happy to lease it to you: $1000 for the rest of your life.

(did you ever see Patriot Games? remember when harrison ford needed to lease a chopper?)

[webslinger283]

Originally Posted by cbulen

Sure, I would be happy to lease it to you: $1000 for the rest of your life.

(did you ever see Patriot Games? remember when harrison ford needed to lease a chopper?)

i belive you mean clear and present danger

[cbulen]

Originally Posted by webslinger283

i belive you mean clear and present danger

You are probably right. My memory is fuzzy

[cbulen]

As of today, Driving Ambition, Limited Edition #173 is sold.

[Peloton25]

Congrats on the sale. Do you mind mentioning what you got for it afterall? They so rarely come up for sale that it's hard to judge the current market value sometimes. If not, I understand.

>8^)
ER

[hurstg01]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Congrats on the sale. Do you mind mentioning what you got for it afterall? They so rarely come up for sale that it's hard to judge the current market value sometimes. If not, I understand.

>8^)
ER

+1

[cbulen]

i'm not sure if I should say. I could contact the new owner and ask him if he minds.

[Peloton25]

Well my copy was delivered today - #290 - in absolutely immaculate condition. I basically paid $1,007 for it not counting shipping from the UK.

It's a lot of money for a book for sure, but compared to current prices for the retail copies it almost seems a bit of a bargain.

As amazing as the retail copy of "Driving Ambition" is the Limited Edition version is really a big step up in my opinion. Ignoring the fancy box it comes in and the leather outer cover - just the paper stock they printed the pages on and the print quality is leagues better than the store version. If you don't care about that stuff, there's a lot more content too - 408 pages, I think it was, versus 272 in the retail copy.

They expand on the Heavenly Twins; they expand on the GTR history; they expand on the build process; there are overlays of some images showing their original technical drawing or sketch; those pages with Gordon's handwritten notes are actually photocopies stuck into the book, not just printed on the page; there are some stunning photographs not seen in the regular version too.

I haven't compared the text word for word, but suspect that for the most part it is the same. There's an introduction by Masour in the first few pages that doesn't appear in the regular version. The book is signed by the four principles (Ron, Mansour, Gordon and Creighton) and they appear to be real signatures, not just printed ones. In addition to the Chassis plate inside the front cover the 'McLaren Track Record' plate (which is fixed to the carbon panel where the F1's modem jack and charging port are located) along with the "World's Fastest Production Car" plate (which we've seen on some cars affixed just ahead of the chassis plate) are both stuck to the inside of the back cover of the book. I'm sure there are other things I have overlooked commenting on too - I'm really kinda blown away by the whole thing so far. I was under the impression that this version would be mostly the same, but that's really not so true afterall. A lot of real effort went into adding to this version of the book to make it more complete.

Referring back to my earlier comment, I now know what 'all the fuss was about' and it was for very good reason. The biggest problem with it is that it is so nice you just don't want to touch it.

As said in Ferris Bueller's Day Offf - "It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."

>8^)
ER

[hurstg01]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Well my copy was delivered today - #290...

Referring back to my earlier comment, I now know what 'all the fuss was about' and it was for very good reason. The biggest problem with it is that it is so nice you just don't want to touch it.
>8^)
ER

It's great, isnt it?

oh, and :thatposterikwasuselesswithoutpics: