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Showing posts with label #velocebooks25. Show all posts

25-YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMPETITION WINNER

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Thank you all for your entries to our 25-book giveaway, which we launched in September last year to coincide with the company's 25th anniversary. We had a great response with some superb entries, and as a thank you for all of the kind words and photos, we've decided to award prizes to 5 runners-up, each of whom will receive a �25 Veloce gift voucher.

And the winner is ...
Iain Gordon

Ian Gordon chose La Carrera Panamericana by Johnny Tipler as his favourite Veloce book.
Congratulations, Ian, We hope your prize gives you many months of happy reading!

"Amongst my many books, my favourite book from the Veloce stable is Johnny Tipler's wonderful weighty tome on La Carrera Panamericana. It's a truly wonderful book, packed full of information and excellent photography that brings this famous event alive and is surely the best guide book and inspiration for anyone considering entering or even just following the route of this incredible historic event.

I love how the book brings the event truly to life by covering not only all the competitors and their machines, but also capturing the very essence of the event with atmospheric photography of the area and its people and culture and the minutiae of daily life interspersed with an historic motor race. With the superb colour full-page photographs, I can almost hear the brass salsa bands jumping out of the page!" � Iain Gordon

Runners-up
Jack Shepherdson
Federico Lago
James Foreman
S�bastien Martin
Davide De Giorgi






"Choosing just one title for entry into your competition is extremely hard as I have long been impressed by the high quality, passion and knowledge of your company and the authors
you publish." � James Foreman

"I love your books because they are written so well!" � Federico Lago

"As far as a favorite ... each book fulfills a certain "need," I can't say I like the Bahama Speed Weeks more than the Mexican RR or the T40 more than the T46/50, for example. They're all great in their own way." � Ron Scoma

"I wish to congratulate you all on the amazing milestone of 25 years of publishing some of the greatest automotive books ever written." � Jack Shepherdson

From now on, any reader photo we feature in On the Grid will automatically win a �25 Veloce gift voucher.
Be imaginative, we want to see your pics; if we like it we'll use it here!

Thank you for joining us in celebrating our 25th anniversary.


THE BIGGEST VELOCE BOOK GIVEAWAY EVER!

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To celebrate Veloce's 25th anniversary year in style, we're giving one lucky winner the chance to bag up to 25 Veloce books* of their choice up to a total value of �1000. We'll be announcing the winner at the beginning of 2017, so there's plenty of time to enter.

Entering the competition is easy. Let us know your favourite Veloce book from the past 25 years, or quite simply what you like best about Veloce books. Perhaps supply a photo or video with your favourite Veloce book ... email to prize@veloce.co.uk.

Additionally, you might like to spread the word about Veloce on Facebook or Twitter, and don't forget to use the hashtag: #velocebooks25

Remember to register your entry before 31 December 2016. We'll announce the winner in January 2017.

Spread the word about Veloce's anniversary, and you could be in with a chance of scooping the grand prize!

GOOD LUCK!


*One winner will be contacted via email or social media and given the chance to select up to 25 Veloce books, not exceeding a total RRP value of �1000, with no duplicate books, and excluding leatherbound editions, eBooks and apps. Competition closes 31 December 2016.

OUR HISTORY: 25 YEARS OF AUTOMOTIVE PUBLISHING 1991 TO 2016

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For the past 25 years Veloce has prided itself on publishing the highest quality automotive books. We've been looking back on some of the key events in the company's history since we were incorporated on this day (Sept 20) in 1991. To celebate the anniversary, we've compiled this timeline of our history.

20th September 1991
Veloce Publishing is incorporated.
Founded by Rod Grainger and Jude Brooks.
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1991
First Veloce book Alfa Romeo Giulia GT & GTA by Johnny Tipler.
1991
Veloce�s first Frankfurt Book Fair.
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1992
Veloce's trade stand is used at Alfa Romeo National Meeting, Stamford Hall. First two books (Alfa Giulia GT & GTA and Alfa 8C) on sale.
1992
Veloce�s MX-5 stripdown for the MX-5 manual.
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Spring 1993
First catalogue is produced.
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1994
First book in Enthusiast's Workshop Manual Series is published: Mazda MX-5 1.6 by Rod Grainger.
1994
Veloce's first London Book Fair.
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1995
SpeedPro Series is launched. First book in series: Alfa Romeo Twin-Cam Engines For Road & Track by Jim Kartalamakis.
1995
Project MX-5 @ the barn.
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1996
Tokyo Book Fair.
1996
Dinner with Tokyo MX-5 club & Eunos Roadster fan club.
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August 1996
Move to Trinity Street Dorchester.
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2000
Immie, the much-loved & dearly missed resident Veloce hound at MX-5 National Meeting, Gaydon.
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2001
Veloce is on the web! www.veloce.co.uk is launched.
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2002
First books in Enthusiast's Restoration Manual Series are published: How to Restore Triumph TR2 TR3 & 3A, Triumph TR5250 & TR6 by Roger Williams.
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2003
Jude and Kevin at ABA (American Booksellers Association) Fair, Los Angeles.
2003
Those were the days series is launched. First book in series: Three Wheelers.
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2005
The Essential Companion series is launched. First book in series: Porsche 911 SC � Supreme Porsche by Adrian Streather.
October 2005
Essential Buyer�s Guide Series is launched. Series now has over books in print, and over 100,000 copies sold.
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2006
Armstrong Siddeley book launch at Beaulieu.
November 2006
Rally Giants series is launched. First book in series: Ford Escort Mk1 by Graham Robson.
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January 2007
First edition of On the Grid newsletter.
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July 2007
Veloce News blog is launched. You are here!
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December 2008
Veloce is on Twitter! @VeloceBooks
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2009
Save the Triumph Bonneville by John Rosamond book at Gaydon.
2009
First app: VW Bus � The Essential Buyer�s Guide.
August 2009
First book in WSC Giants series is published: Ferrari 312P & 312PB by Peter Collins & Ed McDonough.
October 2009
Hubble & Hattie is born. Winston ... the dog who changed my life, the first H&H book published.
October 2009
Veloce book enters the House of Commons Library.
December 2009
Office move to Veloce House, Poundbury.
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January 2010
The move to Veloce House featured in the Western Gazette.
February 2010
License deal with RAC signed.
March 2010
Ted Toleman presents Bruno Senna with a copy of The Toleman Story.
April 2010
The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally book by Graham Robson is launched at Dagenham Motors, Wembley, London.
April 2010
Truckmakers series is launched. First book in series: DAF Trucks since 1949 by Colin Peck.
August 2010
First book in RAC Handbook Series is launched: Electric Cars � The future is now by Arvid Linde.
December 2010
Alpine Renault � The Sports Prototypes by Roy Smith wins Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy at GoMW awards.
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February 2011
The Fate of the Sleeping Beauties book is featured on Jay Leno�s book club.
2011
First eBook released: Preston Tucker & others.
2011
Veloce Digital website is launched.
September 2011
Veloce is 20!

December 2011
Tony Robinson � The Biography of a Race Mechanic by Ian Wagstaff book wins Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy at GoMW awards.
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April 2012
First celebrity book is published under the Hubble & Hattie imprint. Miaow! Cats really are nicer than people! by the late, great Sir Patrick Moore CBE.

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4th April 2013
Mike Brewer Day. Book launch to celebrate the publishing of Mike Brewer's The Wheeler Dealer Know How book.
December 2013
Bruce Grant-Braham wins the IAM Safety Award for his book The Essential Driver�s Handbook at the GoMW awards.
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Feb 2015
Veloce launches first simultaneous release of a print book, app, eBook and Drive Guide Guru microsite with Julian Parish.
2015
Grand Prix Ford by Graham Robson book launch at Cosworth HQ.
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20th September 2016
Veloce is 25!

Spread the word about Veloce's anniversary on social media, using hashtag: #velocebooks25

 
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