Some 70 plus Maseratis took part at the meeting “Nelle terre dei fratelli Maserati”, organised at a sensible price by the Biturbo Club Italia, in conjunction with the Maserati Club Italia, which took place over the weekend of the 6, 7 and 8 June 2014. The meeting carried passionate Maseratisti back to the birthplace of the famous brothers, travelling to Varano, Voghera and Piacenza.
Taking part were Maseratis of all ages; from the fifties and sixties a 1957 Maserati 200 SI race car from Dubai, a 3500 GT Touring Coupe, a 3500 GT Vignale Spyder, Quattroporte I, a rare 1968 Mistral Spyder from Switzerland, and the Ghibli and Ghibli SS.
Representing the seventies were a Maserati Indy 4700, Merak, Merak SS, a 1979 Kyalami, and a Quattroporte III from Germany.
From the eighties and nineties the Biturbos turned up in numbers and included an early 1983 Biturbo Coupe accompanied by many of its derivatives including; the Buturbo S, 420, 420 S. Biturbo Si serie “black”, 228, 222, Biturbo Spyder, 2.24v, 4.24v, Racing, Shamal, right up to the Ghibli II, which included a Ghibli GT from France and a Ghibli Open Cup and a 1997 Quattroporte Ottocilindri from Germany.
Later cars included five 3200 GTs, including a 2001 GTA from France, the Coupé, the Spyder, the GranSport; five Quattroporte V, from a 2004 series I Duoselect up to the 2010 Quattroporte S, and finally, five GranTurismo S, including the latest 2014 model, and two GranCabrios.
The three-day meeting commenced at the Varano de' Melegari race track where participants enjoyed free laps of the track. Then, a visit to the Dallara factory and a meeting with the Ing. Giampaolo Dallara. This was followed by the “Tour dei castelli del Ducato”, and a final stop at last Graziano Visconti for an aperitif with gnocco fritto and Piacentine cured meats before travelling back to our hotels in Piacenza.
In Piacenza on the Saturday morning, the day was dedicated to tracing in the footsteps of the Maserati brothers, and began with a parade of cars under the walls of the city, then journeying to Rottofreno and the “Piazza Fratelli Maserati”, dedicated to the Maserati brothers in 2009, then on to San Nicolò di Rottofreno to the house where their father Rodolfo Maserati was born.
After the greetings of the municipal administration and Roberta Bicocchi for Maserati, Adolfo Orsi, heir of the family who bought the Maserati in the '30s, he stressed the importance of remembering the people who have written the history of Maserati, and even the places where the adventure began and swing.
The next stop in the park of the Mill St. Margaret, in Borgonovo Val Tidone, with parking in a large green area; After lunch in the outdoor area of the Mill with typical Piacenza, a short visit to the birthplace of the Maserati brothers, from the town of Voghera honored with a plaque. Thus, the arrival at the technical institute "Alferi Maserati" of Voghera, where there was a very interesting conference commemorating the Maserati Brothers held by Alfieri Maserati, grandson and son of Rodolfo Maserati Ernesto Maserati, in the presence of the mayor and councilor Education and Culture of the town of Voghera.
On Sunday it was time to be dedicated to a healthy competition on the track, on the new circuit Tazio Nuvolari in Cervesina Voghera. The Biturbo Club Italia with the Maserati Club Italia therefore had the honour of had the honor to inaugurate an event in this circuit. So the conclusion of the meeting, with compliments to the President of the Italian Club Biturbo, Claudio Ivaldi, for the organization; and already thinking about the next event in September, organized by the Italian Maserati Club to celebrate the centenary.
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| From Newspress in the UK |
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| MASERATI SURPASSES SALES RECORDS IN YET ANOTHER THRIVING MONTH. |
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Thursday June 12, 2014 - Maserati sales figures in May show yet another confident month in the UK with 113 new registrations – a 223% increase year on year compared to May 2013 figures. |
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Maserati Quattroporte |
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Total Maserati sales in Great Britain for the year so far amount to 430 units, representing a significant increase of 209% over 2013 figures. In first place is Maserati’s homeland, Italy, where total sales this year have increased by 632% compared to this time last year – the biggest sales volume increase seen in any European market.
Other flourishing markets include Germany, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In total 2,326 new Maseratis have been registered in Europe during the first five months of 2014; which is a 391% increase on 2013.
These healthy numbers are thanks in part to the recent introduction of a Diesel engine to the Maserati range for the first time. Both the marque’s new executive saloon model, the Ghibli, and the luxury flagship model, the Quattroporte, are now available with Diesel powertrains.
Text and images courtesy of Maserati. |
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| From Newspress in the UK |
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IT’S A WRAP: CASH & ROCKET TOUR ENDS AS
MASERATI HELPS RAISE OVER £776,000 FOR AFRICAN CHARITIES. |
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London, 9th June 2013 – Six red Maseratis joined 70 high-profile inspirational women on this year’s Cash & Rocket Tour. The 70 ladies, dressed in glamorous red evening wear, completed 1600 miles over 3 days in a parade of luxury and vintage cars all wrapped in red. Amongst the starlets behind the wheel of the Maserati models wereTop Shop heiress Chloe Green, Italian actress Matilde Gioli, Valentino Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri, jewellery designer Betony Vernon, Italian Vogue Editor Franca Sozzani and Galeries Lafayette Fashion Director, Averyl Oates. |
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Selita Ebanks, modella di Victoria's Secret |
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Tiffany Pearsons (Shone on Sierra Leone) at Finger's Garden Milan |
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The Cash & Rocket convoy collected funds for three non-profit organisations in Africa: Shine On Sierra Leone, Orphan Aid Africa in Ghana and Sumbandila in South Africa. Last year, over £178,000 was raised for the charities; this year’s goal was to eclipse that figure and, although final figures have not yet been calculated, the total is set to exceed over £776,000. Topshop Heiress Chloe Green and co-pilot Kate Ryan, received this year’s award for raising the most money out of all of the teams, raising a staggering £217,787 so far. |
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Yasmin Le Bon |
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Selita Ebanks |
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The Tour started in Venice on Friday 6th June before passing through Milan and finally reaching Geneva at the end of day one. During the first day the ladies enjoyed a glamorous Italian lunch at the exclusive Finger’s Garden restaurant in Milan, courtesy of Maserati. |
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
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Matilde Gioli |
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On day two the procession headed for France stopping in Reims on the way to Paris where they were welcomed to Valentino’s HQ by a line-up of Maserati models. |
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Police escort Cash and Rocket convoy into London |
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Police escort Cash and Rocket convoy into London |
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The tour concluded last night with a final drive across the channel and an impressive 35 car, police escorted convoy to London’s Sloane Square. Later a White Gala Dinner and charity auction took place at the National History Museum; guests wore glamorous white according to the dress code and dined around the huge Diplodocus dinosaur exhibition. |
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Maserati GranTurismo in Place Vendôme |
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Geneva-France |
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VIP guests in attendance at the star-studded event included designer and model Jasmine Guinness, models Daisy Lowe, Jade Parfitt and Yasmin Le Bon, television personality Jo Wood and British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who also performed later in the evening. Designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi also attended, arriving in immaculate style in a chauffeur driven Maserati Quattroporte. |
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Julie Brangstrup awards Chloe Green and Kate Ryan |
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Venice-Milan |
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Amongst the charity auction prizes which helped raise the record beating funds were a pair of David Morris rose-cut diamond earrings and a one-of-a-kind Valentino gown designed by Co-Creative Directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli which sold for an incredible £110,000. |
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Police escort Cash and Rocket convoy into London |
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Geneva - France |
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Delfina Delettrez Fendi |
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Chloe Green |
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Arrival Paris |
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Pierpaolo Piccioli, Franca Sozzani, Maria Grazia Chiuri |
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Text and images courtesy of Maserati. |
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| From Newspress in the UK |
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MASERATI AND LA MARTINA
COLLABORATE ON BESPOKE LUXURY POLO SADDLE. |
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Monday 9 June 2014: Maserati and leading polo brand La Martina have collaborated on a one-off, hand-made, luxury polo saddle in celebration of Maserati’s Centennial Polo Tour.
Using the finest quality, carefully-selected full-grain leather and suede, the saddle was created in Argentina by La Martina’s expert craftsman.
The blue, black and silver colour scheme is inspired by Maserati’s luxurious road cars, including the new premium executive Ghibli saloon. |
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Maserati and La Martina... |
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...collaborate on bespoke luxury polo saddle |
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The navy blue suede seat contrasts against the black suede skirt and black full-grain leather flaps, which bear the Maserati Centenary and La Martina brands, embossed in stylish silver leaf.
The saddle sits smartly on a custom saddle pad, also bearing the iconic Maserati trident and nameplate.
Befitting the high performance cars from which it draws inspiration, La Martina’s cutting-edge and premium saddle design provides the rider with maximum comfort, stability and control, ensuring a safe and enjoyable ride in a fast-paced polo match.
The saddle was created in celebration of the Maserati Centennial Polo Tour which comes to the UK on 15 June at the Jerudong Park Trophy at Cirencester Park Polo Club, where the saddle will be displayed. |
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Maserati and La Martina... |
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...Martina collaborate on bespoke luxury polo saddle |
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Cirencester Park Polo Club is one of the UK’s oldest and most esteemed polo clubs and has played host to many high profile polo players including HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH Prince Harry who take part in the coveted match each year in aid of their charities.
The Maserati Centennial Polo Tour, which takes in some of the world’s most prestigious tournaments, is one of several high profile celebrations marking 100 years of the iconic Italian brand.
Having already visited the USA and China, the tour moves from the UK to the United Arab Emirates in the autumn. In early 2015 a grand finale event takes place in Maserati’s home country, Italy, during which the tour’s best player will receive the Maserati Centennial Award. |
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Text and images courtesy of Maserati. |
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| From Newspress in the UK |
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INTERNATIONAL MASERATI CENTENNIAL GATHERING TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER
Three days from Modena to Turin
with a racetrack stop in Cremona, to celebrate Maserati’s first century.
A prologue in Bologna at the Fountain of Neptune, which inspired Maserati’s trident logo. |
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Thursday, 5 June 2014 – The International Maserati Centennial Gathering celebrating the company’s 100 year anniversary is due to begin in Modena on Thursday, 18 September, and end in Turin on Saturday, 20 September 2014. The three day gathering will see a succession of exhibitions, parades, a regularity race, a track test, a visit to the two Maserati factories and a concours d'elegance. Cars and collectors from all over the world are expected to be in attendance. |
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The Maserati Alfieri Concept |
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A hundred years have gone by since, in December of 1914, Alfieri Maserati and his brothers Ettore and Ernesto opened the first car repair workshop in a basement on Via de’ Pepoli, Bologna. Here, before Italy entered the First World War and in the months that immediately followed the end of the conflict, they began to prepare and modify cars for themselves – the three Maserati brothers were also capable drivers – and the gentleman drivers of the period. These were the first steps of a company that in time was to become an international icon of Italian motoring.
The Maserati Centennial Gathering will begin in Modena on Thursday, September 18, with the arrival of the historic and contemporary models that will be taking part in the event and will be displayed in significant urban spaces. The program for the afternoon involves a visit to the Exhibition at the Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari dedicated to the Maserati Centennial and then to the historic Viale Ciro Menotti factory. Here, where Maserati GranTurismos and GranCabrios and the Alfa Romeo 4C roll off the production lines every day, dinner will be served.
The next day, Friday, September 19, the participants will make their way to Turin. The first stop will be the San Martino del Lago Circuit near Cremona, which will host track sessions and pay homage to Baconin Borzacchini and his Maserati V4 ‘16 cylinder, in which the Italian driver set the world record over the Flying 10 Kilometres on 28 September 1929. The historic Maserati convoy will then parade through the streets of Cremona before racing on to Turin where they will line up in the majestic Piazza Castello. A gala dinner at the Reggia of Venaria palace is set for the evening.
Scheduled for the morning of Saturday, September 20, the third and final day of the event, are a visit to the Avv. Giovanni Agnelli Plant, where Maserati Ghiblis and Quattroportes are built, and the final leg of the regularity race, in the direction of the Basilica of Superga. The Concours d’Elegance in Piazza San Carlo taking place in the afternoon will be the concluding finale to the three day gathering.
As a prelude to the three day gathering, there will be an opportunity on Wednesday 17 September, for Maserati collectors to have their photographs taken with their car next to the famous Fountain of Neptune in the historic centre of Bologna, which was the inspiration for the Maserati trident logo and to see the exact location – Via de’ Pepoli 1 – where Maserati was born, one hundred years ago.
From today, the Centennial Gathering section on the www.maserati100.it (Italian) and www.maserati100.com (English) sites will contain all the information that Maserati customers and collectors who take part in the International Maserati Event in September may need.
Text and images courtesy of Maserati. |
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| From Newspress in the UK |
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| MASERATI TRIUMPHANT AT CONCORSO D’ELEGANZA VILLA D’ESTE 2014. |
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The 1956 450 S is Best of Show, as well as winner of the racing car category, For the track - racing for glory
Maserati Alfieri concept scoops the Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes
The 1929 Maserati V4 Sport wins the special centenary category, Maserati - the first century
The Maserati A6GCS from 1953 takes the Auto & Design Trophy
Tuesday, 27th May 2014 – The 2014 edition of the 'Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este' competition could not have gone better for Maserati, especially in this year of celebrations marking the centenary of the company's foundation.
Indeed, Maseratis earned the highest plaudits from the judges and public alike, collecting the Best of Show prize as well as other prestigious awards including the “Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes”. |
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The surprise winner of the jury's Best of Show trophy, sweeping aside a host of prestigious rivals, was the dark blue 1956 Maserati 450 S, owned by Swiss entrepreneur and collector Albert Spiess. In 1956 and 1957, the Modena car manufacturer built just ten of these 2-seater racing cars, fitted with a 4.5-litre 400 HP engine and a body by Fantuzzi. This car, chassis number 4502, left for the United States in October 1956, purchased by Tony Parravano. It went on to compete in a number of races, meanwhile changing ownership several times before coming into the possession of the present day Swiss owner. At Villa d’Este the 450 S also triumphed in its own racing category, “For the track - racing for glory”, reserved, as the name suggests, for racing models from the 1950s and ’60s.< |
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In the special centenary category “Maserati - the first century”, which saw six Maserati cars from different eras in the running, the V4 Sport from 1929 (chassis 4002) outshone its “sister” models, taking the jury's top award. It is a truly rare and unique automobile, owned by Lawrence Auriana (USA). Only two were ever made, but one was converted into a V5 that was subsequently destroyed during a race. The V4 features a 16-cylinder V engine comprising two Tipo 26B inline-8 blocks, for a total cylinder capacity of 3,961 cc, delivering 305 HP. On 28th September 1929 Baconin Borzacchini set a world record in the V4 on the road circuit at Cremona (only partially asphalted), notching up an average speed of 246.069 km/h over a distance of 10 km. In 1934 the car displayed at Villa d’Este was rebodied as a Spyder by Zagato at the behest of the new owner, who also had it repainted in two shades of green. The V4 enjoyed more success than the other equally prestigious Maseratis present, namely: Maserati A6G/2000 Berlinetta Allemano 1956 Jonathan Segal (US); Maserati A6G/54 Berlinetta Zagato 1956 Claudio Scalise (AR); Maserati 150 GT Prototype Spider Fantuzzi 1957 Andreas Mohringer (AT); Maserati Quattroporte 1st Series Saloon Frua 1965 Ermanno Keller (IT); Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta Pinin Farina 1953 Matteo Panini (IT). |
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On Saturday the jury awarded the A6GCS Berlinetta the Auto & Design Trophy for the most thrilling style. Pininfarina made only four chassis mounted with a 6-cylinder 2-litre engine; it was this design that provided the Maserati Style Centre inspiration for creating the Alfieri concept car, unveiled at this year's Geneva Motor Show. In a hypothetical passing of the baton, it was precisely the Maserati Alfieri that earned important recognition from the public at the parade held at Villa Erba, as it scooped the Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes, heralded as the most exciting prototype of the 2014 edition. The concept car designed to celebrate Maserati's 100th Anniversary is an exciting but also functional prototype whose name pays tribute to Alfieri Maserati who, with the help of his brothers, promoted and founded “Officine Alfieri Maserati” in Bologna in Via Piepoli back in 1914.
The Maserati Alfieri was designed at the Maserati Style Centre in Turin by a group of designers coordinated by Marco Tencone, elaborating on a project by Lorenzo Ramaciotti, now Head of Global Design FCA. The Alfieri was driven into the exhibition area at Villa Erba by Harald Wester, CEO Maserati, who collected the award in person. |
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Albert Spiess, proud owner of the 450S, receives his award. |
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Also at Villa Erba, Maserati set up its own exhibition space to celebrate the marque's 100th anniversary. On show, the new Ghibli plus the GranCabrio MC, alongside other vintage masterpieces of engineering, including a 1934 4C and a 3500 GT Spyder.
Lastly, also taking part in the “Six Days in the Sixties” class of the motorcycles category of the Concorso d'Eleganza, was a 1961 Maserati T 4 Regolarità 156 cc single-cylinder motorcycle, presented by the Bologna Historical Registry of Maserati Motorbikes.
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| From David in the UK |
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| MASERATI QUATTROPORTE V |
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"Hi,
I am the proud owner of a Maserati Quattroporte 2007. Yeserday, I filled up with BP petrol, drove a few miles and the "Engine Control System FailureE light came on.
Got it home and car started next day, idles okay and runs okay.
Taking it for a diagnostic soon. Will let you know how it goes.
Any other ideas ?
David."
"Hi David,
Thank you for your email.
Nothing other than the warning lights are extremely sensitive, and anything could set it off. I'm sure the diagnosis will get to the bottom of it.
Does the warning light still come on ?
Regards,
Enrico."
"Enrico,
Just an update (thanks for your interest).
A friend had a diagnostic scanner and I have just got back after a successful session.
We plugged the scanner into the computer port located under the dash next to the wheel (RHD) behind a little cubby drawer which unscrewed out by hand.
Turned ignition on to step 1 and the diagnostic showed no errors (although the engine fault light was still on).
We reset the memory anyway started the car and the engine fault light disappeared. So joy all round !!
I suspect it was a fuel problem caused by me not sealing the filler cap correctly. Anyway, I am all operational and will monitor the situation.
Please share this information with anyone that is interested.
Keep up the good work,
David." |
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David's Maserati Quattroporte |
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| From Newspress in the UK |
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MASERATI 8CTF “BOYLE SPECIAL” RUNS HISTORIC LAP
IN COMMEMORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS 500 TWO-TIME VICTORY.
Marks the first European car entered into the U.S. Library of Congress. |
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 25th — Reminiscent of its renowned win at the very same track, the Maserati 8CTF “Boyle Special” 8CTF (serial number 3032) relived its final victory lap around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway exactly 75 years later. On the brink of Maserati’s 100th anniversary, the 8CTF was honoured at the Indy 500 in commemoration of its declared win in 1939. Behind the wheel of the vintage automobile was Johnny Rutherford, three-time Indy 500 winner, muchlike the celebrated Wilbur Shaw that historically claimed his two-time victory for Maserati in 1939 and 1940 respectively. |
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Maserati 8CTF "Boyle Edition" Runs Historic Lap |
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Maserati 8CTF "Boyle Edition" Runs Historic Lap |
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The legendary Maserati 8CTF was immortalised by the Historical Vehicle Association (HVA) today as the first foreign manufactured automobile to be permanently archived into the United States Library of Congress, a new effort to authenticate historically significant automobiles. Recorded under the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Heritage Documentation, the documentation will remain part of the HVA National Historic Vehicle Register and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER).
“As we are celebrating our first 100 years, Maserati is proudly charting its course for the next century,” states Harald Wester, Chief Executive Officer of Maserati S.p.A. “We are deeply appreciative of this act that demonstrates the long significant bond between Maserati and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, furthering the link between our brand and the United States.” |
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Maserati 8CTF "Boyle Edition" Runs Historic Lap |
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Maserati 8CTF "Boyle Edition" Runs Historic Lap! |
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The fateful 8CTF project was conceived by Ernesto Maserati at the beginning of 1938 with the strong support of the Italian industrialist Orsi family behind it. Characterised by its fixed head and 8-cylinder engine, the “Boyle Special” allowed for powerful, faster acceleration and remarkable reliability; traits which we still attribute to Maserati today. The 8CTF was Maserati's answer to the dominance of other European manufacturers on the race circuit of the 30’s era. The fact that only a few years later, a triumphant Maserati captured back-to-back victories in ‘The World’s Most Famous Race,’ remains at the heart of Maserati’s legend today.
“Witnessing the vintage Maserati 8CTF run with such rich automotive context of the Indianapolis 500 during its milestone anniversary is remarkable,” says Peter Grady, President and CEO of Maserati North America, Inc. At the century mark, Maserati is in the strongest position of its lifetime with two brand new sport-saloons, all-time high sales record and an exciting industrial plan.
Text and photos courtesy of Maserati. |
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