Formula 1 in Camera, 1960-69 V.1: Volume One: Volume 1 Hardcover – 1 Jun. 2016

If you are reading this review - you will probably love this book (which by the way is quite large)I was born in 1954 - the drivers of the 60s were my heroes - but many magazines had mostly black and white pictures with just a few colour ones.This book contains a good selection of colour pictures of F1 cars from each year. It includes the famous drivers but also some of the less well known drivers / cars. The picture captions point out some of the more relaxed attitudes of the 1960s (spectator access to pits etc) and lack of safety precautions - some of which now seem just reckless.If you are not interested in this period this book will not interest you (so if your partner is into current F1, you will be taking a big risk buying this as a gift).Good value at the price via Amazon - this could be a future collectors item.

Sturdy box with double packaging.However, the book had a very opaque dust jacket and a different shape from the one shown in the photos on Amazon

This is a really good book. If you want in-depth facts and figures, this book will not provide that as it was not supposed to. The photos are good, but not as varied as the later books, but that may be down to camera technology.It was good to see how the F1 cars changed between 1960-1969, and I liked some of the shots of the engines and mechanical hardware. Honda's car with its octopus-like exhuast (McLaren F1 call their current exhaust the octopus) showing outside the back of their car is impressive. I have the bookes covering the later years, and the 1950-59 on preorder. I recommend this and the other books, and hope to see an `F1 in Camera 1990-1999' book.

I have all three books in this series (1970-79 and 1980-89)and this one is the weakest. Having said that it is still a very enjoyable book and well worth having. In fairness the author explains the photographic shortcomings in the introduction. Basically a lack of colour images for the period as photographers shot mostly in black and white due to cost. (the book is full colour) Some photo's are a little on the grainy or blurry side but this can add to the sense of nostalgia. Compared to the other two it doesn't quite match their sense of style and artistry but this is more a case of praise for them than critisism for this one. The general layout follows the pattern of the other two.

Bought as a gift for my formula 1 mad father at Christmas, along with other books from the series. He loves all of them; lots of interesting photos, statistics and notes. Particularly good that the books include minor drivers and teams, as well as those that are more well known.

It's a photo book about Formula 1 included in a collection of 5 books. I've read many other books about formula 1 issued in italy but I think I'll buy the entire collection because it's very complete and full of details.

A present for my son. I think he will like it.

This is just one from a great series of books on motor sport in years past (the exception being the BTCC).Good use of images and informative extended captions mean it is easy to browse and you will learn something each time. Background details from a clearly knowledgeable and enthusiastic author bring the machines, personalities and period to life.