A Race Towards Time for the 1956 Mille Miglia
I photoed this Maserati A6G/54 2000 Berlineta, Chassis 2155, on the Concours of Class 2024. It was the seventeenth out of the 20 bodied by Zagato. Its first proprietor was Luigi Fornasari, who needed to compete within the 1956 Mille Miglia. He finally acquired his new automobile two days earlier than the occasion, in naked aluminium.
Setting off at 03:11, nevertheless, the dream of victory quickly got here to an finish on the severely moist roads close to Ravenna, because the automobile in the end crashed onto its double-bubble roof – on the time, a characteristic distinctive among the many Zagato-bodied A6G/54s.
Distinctive Design Modifications
The automobile was subsequently despatched again to Zagato for repairs, the place a strip of alloy trim was added to every flank from bumper to door deal with, together with a smaller radiator opening and lowered headlights. The truth is, it’s believed to be the one Maserati A6G/54 with such a remedy.
Altering Palms and Competing Throughout Europe
In June that 12 months, the Maserati A6G/54 was bought to Roberto Federici however bought by Gianfranco Peduzzi a month later. After competing in a number of European hillclimbs in 1957, the automobile wanted engine refreshment and returned to Zagato.
The Zagato Crash and Rebirth
Through the running-in interval after its mechanical refreshment, Gianni Zagato – the youthful son of firm founder Ugo and the uncle of present Zagato boss Andrea – crashed the automobile. Zagato rebuilt it in a extra trendy model with kicked-up rear wings, hooded headlights and a double-bubble roof.
A Return to Racing
By 1958 the Maserati A6G/54 was competing once more, with Natale Gotelli on the helm at each the Bolzano-Mendola and Trento-Bondone hillclimbs. In 1959 the Maserati was entered in two circuit races at Monza, each the Gran Premio Lotteria on June 28, ending eleventh within the GT class, and within the Coppa Intereuropa on September 13 the place it didn’t end. Third place within the GT class on the Pontedecimo-Giovi hillclimb rounded out the season and its racing profession.
A Journey By Time and Restorations
Through the years, the Maserati A6G/54 would change look repeatedly. By 1984, as an example, it was painted crimson and geared up with lined headlamps. Subsequently, after passing by means of a number of European house owners, it was finally acquired by US collector John Bookout in 2000. With assistance from marque historian Adolfo Orsi, the automobile was meticulously restored by Modenese artisans to its 1958 specs and, consequently, made its debut on the 2005 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.
Trendy Day Glory
The Maserati A6G/54 was bought in 2008 to a Texas-based collector, who engaged Paul Russell & Co of Essex, Massachusetts to refine mechanicals and cosmetics additional. It was proven on the Pebble Seashore Concours d’Class in 2008, plus The Quail in 2010, the Cavallino Basic in 2013, and at Pebble Seashore once more in 2014 as a part of the Maserati centenary celebrations.
Technical Specs
ENGINE – 1986cc/six-cylinder/ naturally aspirated/DOHC
TRANSMISSION – 4-speed handbook, RWD
POWER – 160bhp
TORQUE – N/A
TOP SPEED – N/A
0-60MPH – N/A
WEIGHT – 840kg
I’d so like to personal and drive this automobile. What a wonderful work of automotive artwork. What do you consider this automobile? This automobile actually caught my consideration and made it into my high 10 vehicles on the 2024 Concours of Class. Take a look at that high 10 right here.
