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Classiche Masters,

the finest workshops for classic Maseratis

by Mark Sonnery

Published by Fast Forward Publishing bv 2020

Classiche Masters brings together the best classic Maserati restoration workshops. Author Marc Sonnery takes you on a tour of 12 workshops. He captures their way of working, shows their expertise. He visits Maserati Classiche in Modena and speaks with the curators of the heritage. This book is a tribute, the first-ever book ** to shine the spotlight on these craftsmen who are working day and night to restore and maintain classic Maseratis. Nothing can replace the knowledge in the heads and hands of these artists.

 

IIf you are already a classic Maserati owner, we hope you enjoy this book and that it might give you fresh ideas. If you are new to the classic Maserati world, a warm welcome to you. It is not the giant hypermarket, rather more of a boutique with genuine individuals, characters who are welcoming and exciting to meet. A smaller but more rewarding universe to discover and enjoy. Printed on Italian Fedrigoni paper, with over 200 high-quality photographs, this exclusive coffee table book is a worthy addition to your book collection.

Foreword by Peter Straub, chairman of the Maserati Club Presidents’ Conferences.

** As a gesture, we have created a different dust cover for each workshop. Please provide the name of the workshop during checkout and we will send you a book with the corresponding dust cover.

 

Printed in hardback portrait format, with dust cover, (234 mm x 303 mm), 190 pages and over 200 high-quality photographs (weighs 1670 grams - including packaging: 1905 grams).

Priced at 95 EURO + Shipping. Cost of delivery will be calculated during checkout. It is based on volume and country of destination. Customs or other taxes may apply in your country after we have shipped the book to you. Please contact info@classichemasters for any specific requests regarding large orders or special delivery needs.

"A fascinating insight demonstrating the passion and detailed knowledge shown by the leading classic Maserati restoration workshops of Europe. A great read, with interesting interviews with some of the leading specialists in Europe.

Enrico."

 

 
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MASERATI

- (In the World Sports Car & Manufacturers Championships from 1953-1966)

by Michel Bollée & Jean-Francois Blachette

Published by Syllabe-Editions 2020

Here is the amazing story of all Maserati seen in the World Sports Car & Manufacturers Championships from 1953 to 1966. The A6GCS, 150S, 200S, 300S, 450S, the « Birdcage » front & rear engined and the Tipo 151 were the actress of the Trident’s adventure on the tracks from Buenos Aires, Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Nürburgring, Sebring, Targa Florio and other during the golden age of Sports Car Racing.

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Review by Graham Gauld

There is something tantalizing about coffee table books; they arrive big and shiny but with some, alas, it is high on print and photo quality but limited in editorial content. Michel Bollée and Jean Francois Blachette’s new book is, however, something completely different. Michel Bollée is well known not only in his native France but around Europe as one of France’s great motor sport historians, and for this book he joined forces with Jean-Francois Blachette, the Vice-President of Club Maserati France who is probably better known by enthusiasts for the superb 1/43 scale car models his company, JFB Models, produces. The authors have looked at the most successful international sports car series, which ran from 1953 to 1966, the golden period for Maserati sports car racing.

What they have succeeded in doing is give one, two or sometimes a number of pages, to cover every sports Maserati that took part in that Championship all over the world, and given not just chassis numbers but photographs and fascinating descriptions of each of the cars.

Printed in hardback portrait format, with dust jacket, (27.0 cm x 31.0 cm), the book contains 440 pages with many photos in colour and b/w.

ISBN 978-2-490726-03-5
Cost of shipping via UPS for 1 book from publisher:
– to UK : 35€ + 175€ book = total GB £177.84.
– to USA : 90€ + 175€ book = total US $293.35.

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Maserati 4CLT

- The remarkable history of chassis no. 1600

by Cristián Bertschi

Published by Porter Press International 2019

"The latest in the 'Exceptional Cars' series tells the story of one of the two cars bought by The Automovil Club Argentino (ACA). Painted in the bright blue and yellow Argentine racing colours, 1600 was to play an important role in the Argentine team's international expeditions to Europe. Fangio won two races in the car, the most important being at Pau in 1950, where he repeated his win in the ACA sister car a year earlier.

 

As well as a detailed chronicle of the car’s highs and lows, the text includes profiles of the drivers who raced in 1600 and a personal account of driving and running the car by a former owner who describes the daunting task of re-creating a Maserati 4CLT engine from scratch.

Enhanced with market commentary provided by the department heads of the world’s leading collector car auction houses, this Yearbook is complete with numerous graphs and statistics that allow for an in-depth and overall analysis of the market’s performance, looking at the most prestigious makes and most significant models. In the final part, there are photographs of the Top 5 cars from the last 24 seasons, in addition to the Top 5 listed of the 12 most prestigious makes and Top 20 of all time."

 

KEY CONTENT

• Author Cristián Bertschi is a specialist in tracking the history of cars of this era and describes 1600’s exploits race-by-race, including a period after it ceased to be competitive in Grand Prix racing and was fitted with a Ford V8 engine for local events in Argentina.

• 4CLT 1600’s subsequent history reads like a detective story: how it was re-discovered, put back to its original specification, restored and rebuilt, and went on a journey from Argentina to the United States and Japan before settling back in Europe, where it is now an established competitor in historic racing.

• As well as a detailed chronicle of the car’s highs and lows, the text includes profiles of the men who raced in 1600 and a personal account of driving and running it by a former owner who describes the daunting task of re-creating a Maserati 4CLT engine from scratch.

• Profusely illustrated and including many previously unpublished photographs, the book provides not only the remarkable story of an exceptional car but also an insight to the vibrant post-war racing scene in South America.

THE AUTHOR

Cristián Bertschi trained in industrial design and lectured at the University of Buenos Aires, until 2000, when he discovered that he could turn his passion for cars and motorsport into a full-time job. He has written for publications such as Het Klaverblaadje, Cavallino and Automobilsport. He also runs the INGO database, a platform that tracks the individual history of more than 15,000 cars by their serial numbers.

Printed in jacketed hardback landscape format (24.0 cm x 28.0 cm), the book contains 128 pages with over 120 photographs in B/W and colour.

Priced at GB £30 + Shipping at cost from Porter Press International

 

 
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Maserati at Heart

by Ermanno Cozza

Published by Giorgio Nada Editore 2017

“Over 66 years have passed since I walked through the gates of Officine Alfieri Maserati (the Alfieri Maserati Workshops). It was in 1951, and in all that time I can truly say that Maserati took hold of my heart. The factory, the men and the cars have indelibly marked moments in my life. Today, many people consider me to be the living memory of Maserati and, in that way, take me back to those earlier days. In this book, I have tried to convey the excitement of living the Maserati legend so that, step by step, I cover the most important moments of my long and extraordinary experience: the excitement of participation, the joy and pain, the cars and the defeats, the ambitions and the professional difficulties. While I have always enjoyed good health, over the years I have been infected with the "Tridentite" virus of which I believe I have been a carrier all this time – and it is a virus of which I never want to be cured.” - Ermanno Cozza.

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Over 500 pages Ermanno Cozza, the authentic historic memory of Maserati, passionately tells a story packed with behind the scenes truths – right up to today – that have never previously been published. He covers half a century of the company’s life, which he lived in close contact with the great motor racing champions, ingenious technicians, designers and, naturally, company life as well, of course, as the unforgettable cars. A carefully chosen collection of photographs and other illustrations complete this invaluable book.

Printed in hardback portrait format, with dust jacket, (14.0 cm x 22.0 cm), the book contains 500 pages with hunreds of photos in colour and b/w.

This book is priced at around 30 EURO.

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CLASSIC CAR AUCTION YEARBOOK 2016 2017

by Adolfo Orsi and Raffaele Gazzi

Published by Historica Selecta 2017

"The 22th edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook, the most extensive edition to date, covers 24th consecutive seasons of the most important international auctions, from the 1st of September 2016 until the 31st of August 2017. Deemed the “bible” by English press since many years of publication as an international reference for the sector, the Yearbook is an indispensable tool for every professional, collector and enthusiast. The 2016-2017 edition covers 5,659 cars listed among 308 difference makes, indicated by chassis number, auction result in three currencies (euro, dollar and sterling), a concise history of the car and, if the same car was offered at a previous auction, an indication of the price achieved.

Enhanced with market commentary provided by the department heads of the world’s leading collector car auction houses, this Yearbook is complete with numerous graphs and statistics that allow for an in-depth and overall analysis of the market’s performance, looking at the most prestigious makes and most significant models. In the final part, there are photographs of the Top 5 cars from the last 24 seasons, in addition to the Top 5 listed of the 12 most prestigious makes and Top 20 of all time."

 

HISTORICA SELECTA

As leading specialists in the international collector car market and champions for historical preservation, Historica Selecta advises many of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers, museums and collectors.

It has curated, among others, the “Maserati 100” exhibition at the MEF in Modena, 2014-2015; the permanent exhibition “History of the automobile in Modena 1895-1970” at the MEF; “Quando Scatta Nuvolari” at Palazzo Te in Mantova, 2009-2010; “Mitomacchina” at MART in Rovereto, 2006-2007; “Cuando el hombre es mas que el mito: Fangio” in Modena, 2005. Historica Selecta has also contributed to the Ferrari 70 Concorso (2017), Ferrari 60 (2007), Maserati Centennial Gathering (2014), Lamborghini 50 Years (2013), XI World Forum for Motor Museums (Emilia-Romagna, 2009).

Printed in hardback portrait format (24.0 cm x 31.3 cm), the book contains 416 pages with 954 photographs in B/W and colour.

Priced at 70 EURO + Shipping at cost.

You can order the book at www.classiccarauctionyearbook.com.

 

 
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LA MASERATI DI BOLOGNA:
i luoghi dove è nato il mito del Tridente.

Storie fatti aneddoti.

by Giordano Francisco

Published by Casa Editrice Persiani 2018

Foreword by Alfieri Maserati.

"The book recalls the origins of Maserati, the prestigious Automotive industry which melts profoundly with the industrial history of Bologna.

The examination of lots of unpublished archive documents, newspapers and magazines of the time, collected in years of research, allows to discover many details and to know the places where the first Maserati cars were designed and built, the bodywork, the engines, the various mechanical components that left a significant trace ian the history of the car."

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Printed in paperback portrait format the book contains 200 pages with hundreds of photographs. Priced at 19.90 EURO + Shipping at cost.

You can order the book at www.libreriadellautomobile.it.

 

 
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Maria Teresa de Filippis
Nostra Signora della Velocita

by Chiminelli Stefano

Published by Libreria dell'Automobile 2017

Bella, napoletana, di ottima famiglia, Maria Teresa De Filippis, di temperamento vivacissimo e scanzonato, a trent’anni fece con naturalezza e facilità, direi irriverenza, quello che fino a quel momento nessuna donna aveva fatto, e che in seguito ben poche riuscirono a fare: gareggiare nella massima formula automobilistica.

 

Beautiful, Neapolitan, from a great family, Maria Teresa De Filippis, of a lively and pensive temperament, at thirty years of age made with effortlessness and ease, I would say irriverence, which until that moment no woman had done before, and that since very few have managed: competing in the highest car formula.

Printed in paperback landscape format (30.0 cm x 22.0 cm), the book contains 136 pages with 150 colour photographs. Priced at 42.00 EURO + Shipping at cost.

You can order the book at www.libreriadellautomobile.it/it/maria-teresa-defilippis-nostra-signora-della-velocita.

 

 
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Monzanapolis
- The Monza 500 Miles.
The endless America-Europe challenge

by Aldo Zana

Published by Societa Editrice Il Cammello 2017

"When Americans came to Monza to teach the Europeans how to run on oval tracks. When Monza saw the fastest races in its history. When European drivers first refused the challenge, then, driving Ferrari, Maserati and Jaguar, were soundly beaten. It is a fascinating story of the years 1957 and 1958, which the book reveals from the title "Monzanapolis", a synthesis of the two worlds: Europe and America, and the two main race tracks: Monza and Indianapolis."

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The challenge between pilots, cars, technology and mindsets on the two sides of the Atlantic began in 1905 and for 50 years had many moments of charm and interest: the Europeans went to win in America (they managed it twice) and the Americans came to France and Italy (they won only once). All these races, at that time of great media and sporting importance, now almost forgotten, are related in this book.

Printed in hardback portrait format without dustjacket (23.0 cm x 28.0 cm), the book contains 280 pages with over 300 b/w photographs. Priced around GB £50.

 

 
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Villa - Eupopea di Campioni

by Erio Rodeghiero

Published by Artioli Editore 2017

The true story of Francesco and Valter Villa. The last effort of Erio Rodeghiero, journalist and writer from Modena, author of the book "Villa - Epopea di Campioni" published by the Artioli 1899 of Modena. A complete work, 300 pages of thoughts, words, works and omissions of the two brothers Villa and the world that revolved around them.

Many photos and news unpublished, provided by Simona, Marco e Milena Villa.

This volume is unique and absolutely not to be missed !!

 

Not everyone knows who Francesco and Walter Villa were. Who were the Villa family, a family who have dedicated their lives to motorcycles ? However, from now on it will be easier to understand, thanks to the book "Villa - Epopea di Campioni" written by E. Rodeghiero.

This book tells their story. Erio Rodeghiero has been able to tell magically a whole complex, the symbols of those years.

Printed in hardback portrait format (33.0 cm x 25.0 cm), the book contains around 300 pages with over 600 illustrations, many of them previously unpublished.

Having collaborated with the author, we have the availability of some volumes that we may also have to autograph by Francesco Villa (and possibly dedicated, on request).

The cost of the volume is Euro 35.00 + Shipping at cost. For multiple volume shipments a discount on shipping is provided.

You can request the book in writing at info@villaitalia.org.

 

 
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Con la Maserati nel Cuore

by Ermanno Cozza

Published by Giorgio Nada Editore 2017

"Sono passati 66 anni da quando ho varcato per la prima volta il cancello delle Officine Alfieri Maserati. Era il 1951, e in tutto questo tempo, si può dire che la Maserati mi sia entrata nel cuore: la fabbrica, gli uomini, le automobili, hanno segnato momenti indelebili della mia vita. Ormai molti mi considerano la memoria vivente del Tridente e così, voltandomi indietro, ho cercato di trasferire in questo libro l'emozione di vivere la leggenda Maserati ripercorrendo, passo dopo passo, i momenti salienti di questa mia lunga quanto straordinaria esperienza: le emozioni vissute, le gioie e i dolori, le vittorie e le sconfitte, le ambizioni e le difficoltà professionali. Pur avendo sempre goduto di buona salute, sono stato contagiato, negli anni, da un virus: la "Tridentite", di cui credo di essere anche portatore sano, un virus dal quale non voglio assolutamente guarire." - Ermanno Cozza.

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“Over 66 years have passed since I walked through the gates of Officine Alfieri Maserati (the Alfieri Maserati Workshops). It was in 1951, and in all that time I can truly say that Maserati took hold of my heart. The factory, the men and the cars have indelibly marked moments in my life. Today, many people consider me to be the living memory of Maserati and, in that way, take me back to those earlier days. In this book, I have tried to convey the excitement of living the Maserati legend so that, step by step, I cover the most important moments of my long and extraordinary experience: the excitement of participation, the joy and pain, the cars and the defeats, the ambitions and the professional difficulties. While I have always enjoyed good health, over the years I have been infected with the "Tridentite" virus of which I believe I have been a carrier all this time – and it is a virus of which I never want to be cured.” - Ermanno Cozza.

Over 500 pages Ermanno Cozza, the authentic historic memory of Maserati, passionately tells a story packed with behind the scenes truths – right up to today – that have never previously been published. He covers half a century of the company’s life, which he lived in close contact with the great motor racing champions, ingenious technicians, designers and, naturally, company life as well, of course, as the unforgettable cars. A carefully chosen collection of photographs and other illustrations complete this invaluable book.

Printed in hardback portrait format hardback, with dust jacket, (14.0 cm x 22.0 cm), the book contains 500 pages with hunreds of photos in colour and b/w.

This book is priced at around 30 EURO.

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Tridenteottovu

by Gianfilippo Salvetti

Published by Fucina Editore 2017

Tra poche settimane in arrivo il nuovo libro tridenteottovu, di Gippo Salvetti Un’opera che racconta aneddoti, passioni ed emozioni di otto modelli Maserati degli anni ’60 e ’70 dotati dello splendido motore “ottovu”.

Within a few weeks, the new book tridentottovu, by Gippo Salvetti, is a work that relates anecdotes, passions and emotions of eight Maserati models from the 1960s and 1970s with the splendid "V8" engine.

 

"And now we come to this book on the Maserati V8s. It exemplifies how passions are born and how deep relationships form between cars and their collectors. I won’t say any more. I simply invite the reader to discover - page by page - the reasons why.

Thank you Gippo for giving us an honest, unfiltered account of your memories and the affection that binds you to your Maseratis. Many of them were manufactured by my grandfather, my father, by the engineers and workers of a golden age I experienced as an unaware spectator - and now look back on with great nostalgia.

Reading this book has provided further confirmation (not that it was necessary) that those Maseratis were designed and built for customers who loved an understatement: cars with speed, comfort and, above all, class."

Adolfo Orsi.

Printed in hardback landscape format (28.0 cm x 24.0 cm), the book contains 144 pages with several colour and b/w illustrations.

This book is priced at around 40 EURO.

 

 
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Maserati Album

by Rod Ward

Published by Zeteo 2017

"The Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore and Ernesto set up their own car marque in Bologna in 1926. A sixth brother, Mario, designed their trident emblem. They built highly successful racing cars, but in 1937 they sold out to the Orsi family, who moved the firm to Modena in 1940. Maserati built racing and sports cars after the Second World War. but the three surviving Maserati brothers left in 1947 after a ten-year service contract with Orsi expired, and they set up OSCA to make competition cars. Maserati race successes continued until the firm retired from racing after the 1957 Mille Miglia tragedy, to concentrate on roadgoing sports cars, including the legendary 3500GT.

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Although much admired, the sports cars did not produce sufficient profits and in 1967 60% of Maserati was sold to Citroën, who took full control in 1971. New Maserati sports cars gained production methods and technology from Citroën. In return Citroën used Maserati engines and componentry in the SM and other cars. Maseratis from this period include the Bora, Merak, Khamsin and the Quattroporte II. The 1970s oil crisis hit Maserati hard; when Peugeot took over Citroën they put Maserati into administration, but it was subsidised by emergency Italian government funding until it was taken over in 1975 by Alejandro de Tomaso. In 1993 Maserati was sold to Fiat, who placed Maserati under the control of their Ferrari subsidiary. In 2005 Fiat Auto separated Maserati from Ferrari, instead merging it with Alfa Romeo. In its new 21st century role Maserati gained a secure future within Fiat Auto, producing luxury cars and high-performance sports cars."

Printed in softback portrait format (14.0 cm x 10.0 cm), the book contains 29 pages with several colour and b/w illustrations.

This book is priced at only GB £5.95p - ISBN: 9781854821303

 

 
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Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design

by Gautam Sen

Published by Dalton Watson 2016

That Marcello Gandini is one of the greatest automobile designers ever, is beyond dispute, and the impact he has had on automobile design in the last four decades of the 20th century, spilling well into the 21st, is incomparable and immeasurable. Among others, Marcello Gandini has designed some of the most epochal of all automobiles:

  • Alfa Romeo Montreal, Carabo, Alfetta, Navajo
  • Audi 50/VW Polo
  • BMW 5-Series, 2500/2800 (E3), Garmisch (E19),
        Spicup
  • Citroen BX, Camargue
  • Cizeta V16T
  • Ferrari 308 GT4, Rainbow
  • Fiat X1/9, Abarth 131 Rally
  • Lamborghini Miura, Marzal, Espada, Jarama,
        Urraco, Countach, Bravo, Silhouette, Diablo
  • Lancia Stratos HF, Sibilo
  • Maserati Khamsin, Quattroporte II & IV,
        Shamal, Ghibli II, Chubasco
  • Renault 5 Turbo, Super 5, Magnum
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    Marcello Gandini not only influenced, but also significantly transformed, automotive design with his bold and daring vision. Featuring over a hundred of his many designs, with more than 900 images (many never seen before), Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design is an account of a living legend of automotive design. A resident of India and France, Gautam Sen is an internationally recognised automotive journalist and writer who has been involved in the car industry for most of his life. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including The Maharajahs and their Magnificent Motor Cars, The Car Design Book, Rolls-Royce 17EX, A Fabulous Destiny and A Million cars for a Billion People.

    Designing automobiles that really defined the late 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, even the 1990s, Marcello Gandini is, arguably, the one man who had the greatest impact, the one who changed automotive design the most. A book on him and his design is long overdue. Finally, one is here…

    Printed in hardback portrait format with dust jacket and slipcase (32.0 cm x 23.0 cm), this two volume edition contain 400 pages in each volume, 924 images (449 Volume I and 475 Volume II) - many never seen before, and with over one hundred of Gandini's designs featured.

    Regular editions US $295/ GB £230.

    Numbered copies signed by Marcello Gandini and Gautam Sen US $350/ GB £270. 400 available only.

    Leather-bound copies US $1,750/ GB £1,350 - 10 numbered copies only.
    Signed by Marcello Gandini and Gautam Sen. Designed and bound by Ludlow Binders in the UK.

    Available from Dalton Watson Books at www.daltonwatson.com with free shipping to the USA and UK !

    "Hi Enrico,

    It has won a few awards and will be winning another award in France this next week.

    Although the book is about Gandini, Gautam Sen, the author, covers all the Gandini-designed Maseratis including the Quattroporte II, Khamsin, Shamal, Ghibli II, Chubasco and Quattroporte IV. I supplied images of my cars for the Ghibli and Shamal chapters.

    I know it is not a strictly-Maserati book, but takes an in-depth look at these often over-looked masterpieces of design. I am certain that your Maserati audience would be interested.

    Here are some sample pages: www.dropbox.com." ( From Ben in Denmark )

     

     
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    Maserati Sports & Prototypes 1954-1965

    by Michel Bollee

    Published by Editions du Palmier 2016

    From the A6GCSII to the Tipo 65, here are the impressive Maserati Sports and Prototypes from 1954 to 1965. A rich adventure of technical daring, anecdotes and devotion, but also disillusionment for a legendary marque in the history of motor racing.

    Printed in hardback portrait format (21.0 cm x 29.7 cm), the book contains 192 pages with over 350 colour and b/w photos, and weighs around 1,500 gm.

    This book is priced at the very reasonable sum of around 42 EURO - ISBN: 9782360591022

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