MASERATI 300S AT SPA

I thought some of you might enjoy this image I shot last weekend at Spa - Gregor Fisken & Burkhard von Schenk shared the car in the Woodcote Trophy.

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Nice photo! Its chassis #3082. Will be also featured in my upcoming book about the 300S!

Ciao!
Walter

 

Wow! Wonderful!
-Colin

 

is that fiskens own car? or is it for sell??

 

No, its still with von Schenk and not for sale. Fisken is a good friend of him and sometimes drove his cars.

Ciao!
Walter

 

Beautiful Pic Tim...

 

has a date been set for the book?? please say b4 chirstmas

 

fantastic picture....beautiful shot, great automobile.....breathtaking altogether.

 

My US-publisher just finished editing. But I think we can`t do it for X-mas. I assume we are out in April or May 2008. About 360 pages. Each chassis-by-chassis and the individual history and race-list.

And here is a photo I took some years ago of Bill Binnie, one of the very few US-historic racers who really can drive. Its his car, chassis #3069 and the location is the same as of the Fisken-#3082-pic.

Ciao!
Walter
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an Australian favourite several raced here new and others in historics,sadly none now reside down under.

 

Yes, #3055 and #3059 were sold by the factory to Australian customer after Begra and Moss drove them there in 1956! Butcherd and in bad condition both cars came back to EU were successfull restoration got them back to former glory!

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Walter

 

thats crap the leach brother car was a long term 3 owner car whom the previous owner raced with much success and maintained to factory specs.The Bob Jane car was also a long term car that was well restored buy the late Jim Shepherd (Porsche Australia at the time authoroized repair centre.What about the Reg Hunt car that he was the 2nd owner for more the 25 years?

 

You are talking about #3063. Forgot that car (soooorry!)! In fact Reg Hunt was the 3rd owner - but he was the best custodian for it! It was a great car but when I see the car on old photos with Bordoni (1st. owner) driving it and then in AUS I clearly see some differences that came on the car down under!

Please note that the quality of restorations in those days can`t be compared with standarts today - and I am not talking about that silly Pebble-Beach-standarts!

Also when those cars underwent restorations in the 70ies/early 80ies much of the parts were unobtainable and machining was much different then today.

I have photos of the Leach-brothers car (#3055) that clearly documents the somewhat lousy restoration. The car had to be done again when it came to the UK! Below are some photos of #3055 when it arrived in the UK. Any comments...???

The Bob Jane (#3059) car was converted by him to a coupe!!! Later it was re-converted in AUS. When the car was bought by its current owner in the early 90ies, they found tons of filler "papped" on it and the mechanical standart was more or less "worn out"! Definitely not a good restoration it was ....!

Nice that you call my comments "crap"! I investigated ALL 300S`s during the last 5 years, had numerous conversations with the today leading 300S-restorers (one of them alone restored 5 cars!), their current- and ex-owners, drove some of them and wrote a book about those great cars, chassis-by-chassis that will come out next year. So, we`ll see.......!

Ciao!
Walter
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fair call,I was going on when Doug owned the car and early times of the Leach brothers(thay lived by the sea) and drove the car often to the shopping centres. As for the Jane car I'm suprised by your comments,but the car sat ideal for many years doing his car dealerships.But when i saw it in late '70s it looked fantastic,maybe the gloss was hiding the bogg ect.Re the Hunt car Reg raced it in historics in the mid '70s? in order to fit current spec Dunlops Reg had the rear wheel arches flared or widened out.Please post more Photos of 300S.Do you know where the other ex South American John Sheppard 300s is? regards Rob Bailey.

 

Robert, have a look on the Bob Jane car (#3059) after its "GT-conversion" to race it in the GT-class. He was always driving like mad and it was a really hard time for the car, that is one of the most important of all 300S`s as it won the 1000 km Nuerburgring with Moss and Behra in 1956.

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Walter
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true early on Jane pranged it a few times,there are lots of photos of these 2 cars down under on various race sites. PS my favourite car,i begged my father to buy it at the 1980 Auction price was about 130k Aus(at the time higher then the US$.Same auction his LWT Jag E-type sold for about 85k Aust.Please put me down for your Maserati 300s book,I have never seen a book dedicated to just the 300s regards Rob bailey Melbourne.

 

Robert,
when the book is on the market I will promote it here and it will be featured in varoious Int. magazins.

Ciao!
Walter

 

great,try this link. look for the Rice race trailer ex Doug Whiteford 300S www.classicthrottleshop.com.au go to cars for sale,its a bargin. regards Rob.

 

John Sheppard car was #3035 ex S.America.

 

That's an amazing photo.
Walter, I look forward to reading your book

 

Here the car with Christian "Bino" Heinz in Argentina 1960. 2nd photo is under restoration in the UK by Steve Hart when owned by "Dire Straights"-guitarman Mark Knopfler who kept the car until today!

Ciao!
Walter
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Hi Walter,if you send me a private address ect,i will send you photos ect i have regarding the jane/Whiteford cars,including a story from the 'Australian year book/racing' of 1959 which has a great story on Doug and the 300s.have you seen the John Blanden books regarding the above 2 cars regards Rob.

 

Walter,if you go to the search section,type in Maserati 300s look for "Bobs happy motoring snaps' go to page 2 there is a shot of Reg hunt at a demo at Albert park in the mid '80s regards Rob.

 

Robert,
you got a PM.

Ciao
Walter

 

give us time and will send all I've got,much of which i suspect you already have.