- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Saint Martin's Press; Reprint edition (Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031218624X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312186241
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,740,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the story of Buddy Palumbo, a year out of high school and working as a mechanic, he discovers the twin loves of his life: Miss Julie Finzio and sports car racing. Surrounded by Dickensian characters, Buddy is caught up in a series of adventures as he learns what it means to be a man.
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NEWS ON THE SEQUEL!
It's finally finished! The long-promised sequel to THE LASTOPEN ROAD will be coming out! Hey, it took me a little while, OK? Titled MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI, it follows Buddy, Julie, Big Ed, Cal Carrington, Tommy Edwards, Creighton Pendleton III, Skippy Welcher, Sally Enderle, Old Man Finzio, and the rest of THE LAST OPEN ROAD gang (plus some great new characters) on a high octance roller coaster ride through the motorsports world of the early 1950s. I'm also thrilled to report that THE LAST OPEN ROAD was selected by the editors of England's prestigious CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR magazine as one of the top, 'must have' motor enthusiast books ever published in their April 1999 issue. What an honor! (Guess I'll be out shopping for a bigger helmet this spring!) Thanks again for all the wonderful comments and support for the cast and adventures in THE LAST OPEN ROAD, and I promise more of the same in MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI. Watch for it! END
It's finally finished! The long-promised sequel to THE LASTOPEN ROAD will be coming out! Hey, it took me a little while, OK? Titled MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI, it follows Buddy, Julie, Big Ed, Cal Carrington, Tommy Edwards, Creighton Pendleton III, Skippy Welcher, Sally Enderle, Old Man Finzio, and the rest of THE LAST OPEN ROAD gang (plus some great new characters) on a high octance roller coaster ride through the motorsports world of the early 1950s. I'm also thrilled to report that THE LAST OPEN ROAD was selected by the editors of England's prestigious CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR magazine as one of the top, 'must have' motor enthusiast books ever published in their April 1999 issue. What an honor! (Guess I'll be out shopping for a bigger helmet this spring!) Thanks again for all the wonderful comments and support for the cast and adventures in THE LAST OPEN ROAD, and I promise more of the same in MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI. Watch for it! END
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The best piece of racing fiction I've ever read.
The tale of how 18 year old Buddy Palumbo falls in with the East Coast sports car racing scene in the early 50s (losing his virginity on the way) is wise, witty, warm and written with a razor-sharp eye for character and detail. It's a book about racing and racers, a statement about class and money in America (and the difference between the two), a piece of fifties nostalgia, a charming coming-of-age tale, and an absolutely brilliant read.
"Catcher in the Rye" with overhead cams. Fantastic.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There is a certain masterly humorous way in which this author not only writes, but views the world. The Last Open Road far transcends car racing. This is a book about coming of age in both mind and body (Buddy Palumbo's and a few others). If ever one could wish himself into a role as a character in a novel, this is it. To us younger readers, sportscar racing in the 1950's seems like a swashbuckling experience that I am sorry I couldn't participate in...This book is simply marvelous!
Format:Hardcover
To a early-twenties person, like myself,it is a perfect recreation of the 1950s grassroots race scene and a early 50's love story. It surrounds the New Jersey open-road race circuit of the 1950's through the eyes of a young garage mechanic with a going passion for foreign cars and his new girlfriend.
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Fantastic! a must read for any racing fan
I bought the original edition of this book from the author himself two years ago at Mid-Ohio, and fell in love instantly. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 1998
Ecellent!
This is an excellent book that captures the ssence of sports cars, early sports car racing and life in general. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 1998
A must read for any "gearhead"
Having been to many of the places written about in the book, including Elk Hart Lk, this evicted many memories. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 1998
A fantastic read for any racing fan!!!
This book is a wonderful return to the old days when racing was as much about the driver as it was about the car. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 1998
A coming-of-age story that transcends the car-racing setting
I read this book in its self-published version (before St. Martin)and was blown away by its eloquence, knee-slapping humor, sensitivity and excitement. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 1998
A must read for any sports car or auto racing enthusiast.
I loved this book for several reasons. It really captures the essance of being an auto enthusiast. It paints a great picture of the early days of sports car racing in this... Read more
Published on 31 July 1998
"The Last Open Road" hopefully not Levy's last novel....
Are you over forty? Were you into sports cars in the late forties/early fifties? This novel will bring back a flood of memories.... Read more
Published on 26 July 1998
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