Key Information Author: Aldo Zana Publisher: Giorgio NADA Editore Year: 2016 Format: Hardcover Dimensions: 150 x 22 x 210mm Pages: 408 Price: £80.00 ISBN: 9788879116268 The author starts his book, The Monza 1000km: 1965-2008, by calling the first chapter, the years between 1965-1971, the ‘Golden Years' and he is not the only one to do so. While … [Read More...]
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