There's plenty of Ferrari and Porsche books written by Americans. Now I realize Englishmen are technically foreigners but they wrote their books in English so their books don't fit my question. What Cobra books can we find from any other country that are not just translations from the original English. I know there are Cobra fans in Europe and Japan, but where are their books, which they could then translate to English? I am curious to see if they have undiscovered pictures and any new back stories
While researching this question I did find a book i haven't heard of, called REM, about Shelby chief mechanic Phil Remington, by a foreigner Phil Henny (who i think is Swiss) but he published it in English so it doesn't fit my question but I'll still order one. He was a key mechanic on the Shelby team--I know of at least once when his skills in French saved the Shelby team from being penalized at LeMans.
America is the biggest market for Cobra/Shelby books. Researchers in Japan and Europe don't have easy access to source material - and would have to make it up as they went along. Then they would need to listen good proofreaders with knowledge of the subject.
One German magazin and one book
Good find. Maybe the book is on ebay Deutschland if there is such a thing.My eyes are too weak to read the title...
here is a link to a ebay (german) auction
the book is exensive around 315 Dollar at this day
https://www.ebay.de/itm/154566708058?hash=item23fce4cb5a:g:hDYAAOSwHCdhFP-~&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACUPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsStEKTPzZMfQmny3knR97t0J7fnP%252FNMUkaC04G0KrTNeL%252FYK27022FI0QjBIuqRUqbTrjbW0rVNiMKq8vVMjMXI8n2b%252Bnwn1sXHB8W0n0xNdwlc%252FsbM0xhwVtv58LXR9P1lrmePmODILT%252BqZtT602eJ6Oly0Y1hwPO%252FZ0LqhRvfqm91q5XqZIsxJSkzn6uCgmrluJ%252FswWS2lRJjmJxmTyKb0Z3G83%252FGqiSyAsRCBsPDHrNZh6Jz2zbOAcp4Qae3zn7vlBXlCulQ9Knt4%252Bb1KAIm%252FKQZSGl7l9qw0%252BdL2XPg0gB3IZ1W%252FF1rMj%252F%252BnXYSNAZLRuq4Ot5wgnADOFp76n2wq9vs9kJ8lRpRs%252FjxVUaay5LRG%252Bfpi%252BuNN3Liz9f5ofnC9rTZwTiDCt1jP%252Bbhx3iSZs%252B5WHKZu0odPfSisj%252BgaX%252FxpJTxq9g2UW3iy2O1lwvtFTtoRNp3j4lp%252BRxb0Ladczdy3N7aeZoi07rXutjVgc%252FJgGhRJZMXXQvyJPYfNJGC2dGLxCjrLnccWA85N3KcSz1Lb12hCqzkSpvEkQJdkpSjYSdDuga3H4FGW%252BSNDaIXrYHy8eI0EcEOjyn87hEuKsUioxdiCxexRwzl755i6J9fqnSrKW6Rko8hRMZEz6BxAPIeAAEVl%252FUdwje5ttWgo6TWN1%252BSLirHJW6FzSOazX5rr%252BnpHodGCTmxcR3TaSdFOJREa2EBKV15vnem5Za%252FF55%252B7Cx04XPMHmCjHCHxfg%253D%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6S-zruhXw
there are a few pics ... he seems to print old englisch car reports in this also
i am from germany and i agree totally that only a few hundred share the passion
and knowledge of a cobra or a GT350/500 in Germany
when you came to an old porsche or mercedes pretty much more has interest and
there are enough book in german on the market.
otherwise i have bought my first "Mustang" Book Years ago ... it was so terrible wrong translated
in german that a hole new context and false information are given.
Finding out the true meaning drives me angry, because it cost a lot of money.
i think it is much more better to buy in the origin langue and translated with modern methods.
Greets from Germany
Stephan