Maserati A6gcs - Couverture rigide

Baumer, Walter; Blachette, Jean-Francois

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1854432397 ISBN 13 : 9781854432391

Editeur : Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2022

Synopsis

An eye-popping overview of a beloved Italian racecar.

Though their manufacturing history dates back to 1914, automotive titan Maserati's line of race cars from the 1950s are still particularly valued and sought after by drivers today. The darling among these midcentury vehicles is the A6GCS. Small, very agile, and relatively easy to drive, the A6GCS was the undisputed leader among cars in the two-liter class for Italy's numerous amateur racing drivers. The car was driven on countless hill climbs and circuits and in the legendary thousand-mile-long Mille Miglia endurance race. In the car-crazy Italy of the '50s, the A6GCS was the subject of singular focus from spectators, tens of thousands of whom stood on the streets to watch these small red racers zoom by.

Walter Bäumer and Jean-François Blachette's new book pays appropriately loving tribute to the vehicle that some have called the most romantic Maserati racecar of all time. Their history of the A6GCS provides important insights into an era when Italian motorsport was primarily the playground of wealthy amateurs, a far cry from the ubiquitous corporate sponsorship of today's racing circuit. Though the names of many of the cars' drivers are forgotten today, a surprisingly robust number of A6GCS models are still extant, popping up at numerous contemporary events. Illustrated with nearly 350 images, Maserati A6GCS provides a dazzling overview of one very beloved racecar.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Walter Bäumer was born in 1954 into a family of car enthusiasts. His uncle was a Mercedes Grand Prix driver and the winner, along with Huschke von Hanstein, of the 1940 Mille Miglia, driving a BMW 328 with Touring coachwork. His father, Werner, acted as Walter's manager and business advisor. Since 2003, he has worked full-time as a Maserati historian and consultant.

Jean-François Blachette is a long-time enthusiast of Maserati history and collector of Maserati period photographs. Retired from the car industry, where he had worked for Ford, Volvo, Ferrari, and PSA Peugeot-Citroën, he now lives near Paris. Maserati 250F is his third Maserati book written with Walter Bäumer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dalton Watson Fine Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1854432397
• ISBN 13: 9781854432391
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible