Maserati 450S recreation

A Maserati 450S recreation

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From Miguel in Argentina

"Hi Enrico, My name is Miguel, I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Here lives Nestor Salerno (Argentinean driver) who drove a Maserati 200S in 1958.

Nestor Salerno at the wheel of a Maserati 200S

Nowadays, Nestor build cars (He knows exactly How they were because he drove it). I own a Maserati 450S built by Nestor, and I have a lot of pics of the process. If you think that could be useful, I ll send it to you. As you can see, this 450S is identical of the originals; same suspension, same drum brakes, same bell housing, but the engine is a 1980 4.9-litre Maserati V8 and the rear transmission is also Maserati. The vehicle is in my garage. Nestor Salerno made the chassis and body. In his workhop we (he and I) built the rest of the vehicle. I bought an engine from a Maserati Compound in the USA and the transmission from Euroland also in the USA. I was responsible for the maintenance of the engine (see the pictures of the engine on the bench) and to repair the transmission (needed to change the rear gear and sync). Of course the paintwork was carried out in a bodyshop. Regards, Miguel."

The Maserati 450S chassis on the jig		Nestor with me near the chassis

A panel being prepared for the Maserati 450S		The side section near completion

The front section near completion		The fuel tank and De-Dion rear axle

The seat frames and rear section		The front section of the 450S

A view of the cylinder head being overhauled		A view of the cylinder head being overhauled

The Maserati 4.9-litre V8 engine nearing completion		The Maserati 4.9-litre V8 engine nearing completion

The Maserati 4.9-litre V8 engine in situ		The Maserati 4.9-litre V8 engine in situ

The Maserati 4.9-litre V8 engine in situ		The beautifully engineered fuel tank

The Maserati bell housing		The front water pipe

The De-Dion rear axle		The rear transmission (original Maserati)

The interior takes shape		The front dashboard of the 450S

The beautifully engineered ventilated drum brake		The Maserati 4.9-litre V8 engine, now ready to ROOOOAR !!!

The completed Maserati 450S recreation		The completed Maserati 450S recreation

The completed Maserati 450S recreation