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StarLight Garage presents a classic racing car, the Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder by Fantuzzi from 1953.
It's the best thing after a Ferrari to have in your personal garage and the fact that it's red, so it makes more interesting to me.
Enjoy this little gem.
The Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder by Fantuzzi from 1953 from which only 52 units have been built in 1953 by Maserati with the sole aim of challenging the likes of Ferrari, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz on some of the most iconic race tracks in Europe and around the world.
The A6GCS/53 Spyder had a lightweight aluminium body designed and hand-beaten by Fantuzzi, it was powered by an advanced 2.0 litre inline-6 engine (designed by engineer Alberto Massimino) – it was cast from aluminium and had cast-iron cylinder liners with slightly unusual aluminium pistons.
The engine could produce 170 hp in race trim, a significant amount considering the relatively low weight of the car (~800 kg / 1760 lbs), power was sent to the rear wheels via a 4 speed transaxle and braking was accomplished with 4 large aluminium drums.
Gioachino Colombo designed an entirely new space frame chassis for the Maserati A6GCS/53, it was comprised of oval-shaped steel tubing and used two main longerons with cross braces for added rigidity.
The space frame chassis coupled with the aluminium body and suspension derived from Formula 2 technology gave the little Spyder performance capable of embarrassing some of the biggest names in motorsport.
Looking at the A6GCS/53 Spyder it’s easy to draw a parallel to the Porsche 550 Spyder, both cars were first introduced in 1953 so it’s highly unlikely that there was any plagiarism – however it does appear that the Italian and German engineers came to a number of similar conclusions when tasked with building a light-weight road racer.
Specifications
Engine: 1,985 cc inline six-cylinder
Power: 170 hp
Fuel feed: Three Weber dual-choke carburetors
Transmission: Four-speed manual gearbox
Suspension front: Independent front suspension with upper and lower wishbones, coil springs, and Houdaille shocks,
Suspension rear: Rigid axle, semi-elliptic springs, and Houdaille shocks
Brakes: Four-wheel drum brakes
Wheelbase: 90.9 in.
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