High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Maserati 450S (built 1956-1958) were nine racing cars made by Maserati of Italy, and used in FIA's endurance World Sportscar Championship racing. Their design started in 1954 (thus the internal designation «Tipo 54») led by Alberto Bellentani and Guido Taddeucci. Their intent was to use larger engines than those then used by Maserati. One was the 3.5-litre to be used in Maserati 350S, the other to be used in the 450S, had a 4.478-litre short- stroke V8 engine with four Weber carburetor 45 IDM (400 bhp (300 kW) at 7200). The tubular chassis and body was designed by Valerio Colotti, and had much interitance from the Maserati 300S, using De Dion (mechanical) and 5-speed ZF gearbox, and a suspension with double wishbones and coil springs. Chassis #4501 had a 4.2-litre V8, based on the prototype trial at 1956 Mille Miglia and 1956 Swedish Grand Prix, when it was built on a Maserati 300S chassis, the 3.5-litre V6 and had chassis #3501. A clutch failure prevented a very promising start in the 1957 Argentine 1000 km by Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio.

Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.