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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Garybond on April 02, 2014, 05:42:52 pm

Title: micro trucks book
Post by: Garybond on April 02, 2014, 05:42:52 pm: Any body read the micro truck book just published
V4175 • Paperback • 25x20.7cm • £7.50 • 96 pages • 100 colour pictures • ISBN: 978-1-84584-175-1 • UPC: 6-36847-04175-5. Price subject to change, P&P extra.
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker) on April 03, 2014, 12:06:18 am: Hi Gary

The ISBN you've given is for the Norm & Andrew Mort book published by Veloce back in 2008 and I see from their website it's now marked down at £7.50. Its quite limited in scope, but it has got lots of very nice pictures of some very unusual recently restored vehicles and in my opinion is well-worth the asking price.

http://www.veloce.co.uk/shop/products/productDetail.php?prod_id=v4175&prod_group=Cars%20Vans%20&%20Trucks& (http://www.veloce.co.uk/shop/products/productDetail.php?prod_id=v4175&prod_group=Cars%20Vans%20&%20Trucks&)
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Garybond on April 03, 2014, 09:03:08 am: Yes I can see that now Does it have anything on the Sharps minitruck in its pages Thanks
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker) on April 03, 2014, 06:29:18 pm: Nothing on the Minitruck I'm afraid, but there has been previous some previous coverage on this forum.

http://www.rumcars.org/forum/index.php?topic=3282.0 (http://www.rumcars.org/forum/index.php?topic=3282.0)
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: milnes on April 03, 2014, 08:31:50 pm: Looks like a good book, especially at that price. Pity it's out of stock.
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Chris Thomas on April 04, 2014, 10:18:04 am: Dear Gary

I think you may find that the book is out of print and is now only available as an electronic download for reading on an Ipad, Kindle or similar machine, that is why it is at a cheaper price.

Check for your self on the Veloce web site

Chris Thomas
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Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: richard on April 04, 2014, 10:52:36 am: On ebay 12.50 inc
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Garybond on April 04, 2014, 03:03:33 pm: Veloce do email me with there new items etc but probably will not bother as nothing about the Sharps commercials rather a large omission in my opinion

I see I am now a quite chatty!
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Chris Thomas on April 04, 2014, 03:12:06 pm: Dear Gary

Quite Chatty is vey good. Get worried when it says "Raving EGO maniac".

Chris Thomas
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Jim Janecek on April 04, 2014, 03:35:56 pm: Quote from: Garybond on April 04, 2014, 03:03:33 pm
Veloce do email me with there new items etc but probably will not bother as nothing about the Sharps commercials rather a large omission in my opinion

Veloce does not seem to have anything to do with the CONTENT of these books.
They will pretty much publish anything they are presented with if they think it will sell.
This "Micro Trucks" book is basically a look at the vehicles in one person's collection in Toronto, Canada.
It is not a bad book, but I think there are too many images of people loading pumpkins onto the Isocarro and children playing next to the vehicles.

It is sort of in the same vein as the Sparrow "Bubblecars and Microcars Family Album" books.
Title: Re: micro trucks book
Post by: Big Al on April 05, 2014, 08:56:54 am: Quote from: Garybond on April 04, 2014, 03:03:33 pm
I see I am now a quite chatty!

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