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Walter Bäumer was born in 1954 into a family of car enthusiasts. His uncle, also named Walter, was a Mercedes Grand Prix driver and the winner with Huschke von Hanstein of the 1940 Mille Migia driving a BMW 328 with Touring coachwork, and his father, Werner, acted as Walter’s manager and business advisor.

After high school, Walter studied photography, and for many years worked as a fashion photographer and freelance art director for well-known companies in the fashion and cosmetic industries, and magazines such as Esquire, Lucca, Vogue, Style and Playboy. Since 2003 he has worked full time as a Maserati historian and consultant. International Research Maserati was founded in 2008.

This is Walter’s sixth Dalton Watson book – The Maserati 300S (first edition) was published in 2009, the second edition in 2019, and Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato, published in 2013, followed by Maserati A6G 2000 by Pininfarina, Frua, Vignale and Allemano. In 2023, Walter teamed up with Jean-François Blachette for the Maserati A6GCS book, followed by the Maserati 450S book in 2024. Walter lives near Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Maserati A6G 2000: Frua, Pininfarina, Vignale, Allemano Maserati 300S Second Edition by Walter Baumer Cover Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato Cover
Maserati A6G 2000
Walter Bäumer
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Maserati 300S:
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By Walter Bäumer
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We are down to our final few copies, with stock only in the US. Please email us if you would like to order a copy for delivery outside of the US.

This book describes for the first time the technical development of this type as well as the individual history of all cars in these four versions, chassis by chassis.

This much-updated second edition of the Maserati 300S by Walter Bäumer, includes many corrections and additions to the original text that have been uncovered in the last ten years.

We are down to our final copies, with stock only in the US. Please email us if you would like to order a copy for delivery outside of the US.

This is the first book devoted exclusively to the Maserati A6G 2000 model with coachwork by Zagato, one of the most beautiful GT cars ever built. The cars were strong and successful contenders and were actively raced.

Maserati A6GCS by Walter Baumer and Jean-François Blachette Maserati 450S: A Bazooka from Modena by Walter Baumer and Jean-François Blachette Maserati 250F: A Legendary Formula 1 Car by Walter Baumer and Jean-François Blachette
Maserati built remarkable racing cars in the 1950s that are highly valued by many drivers in historic racing today. The darling among these cars is the A6GCS. The Maserati 450S, also called Tipo 54 in the factory codification, was the fastest and most powerful of the Maserati built to face the arch-rival Ferrari in the World Sports Car Championship of the 1957 season which constituted the apotheosis of the golden age of motor racing. The Maserati 250F stands as one of the most iconic Formula 1 cars ever built. Famous for its balance, elegance, and superb handling, it brought Maserati the 1957 World Championship with Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel. Driven by legends like Moss, Behra, and Hawthorn, the 250F remains a timeless symbol of racing artistry and engineering excellence.
Maserati 300S Second Edition by Walter Baumer Cover

This much-updated second edition of the Maserati 300S by Walter Bäumer, includes many corrections and additions to the original text that have been uncovered in the last ten years.
   
 
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