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The ex-Peter Daimler
1956 MASERATI TIPO A6G-2000 SPYDER TWO SEATER SPORTS
COACHWORK BY ZAGATO
Registration No. Not UK Registered.
Chassis No. 2123
Engine No. 2123
Red with black interior.
Engine; Six cylinder-in-line, double overhead camshafts, 1985cc, 160bhp at 6,000rpm; Gearbox 4-speed manual; Suspension, front independent with double wishbone and coil springs, rear independent with quarter elliptic springs and upper radius rod, hydraulic shock-absorbers all round; Brakes, hydraulic four-wheel drum. Left-hand drive.
Following their competition successes with the sports-racing A6GCS models until 1954, the next year Maserati introduced a second series for a production-run of road-going sports and coupe designs on the similar chassis. The twin-cam 2-litre 6-cylinder unit providing the effective power, fitted into the well-designed twin-tubular chassis layout, which proved ideal to receive coachwork designs by the leading Italian stylists such as Frua, Pininfarina and Zagato.
Some sixty five chassis were built, of which this car chassis number 2123, was one of seven originally bodied with the elegant and attractive "Double-bubble" coupe coachwork by Zagato. It was delivered new in Italy to a Signor Cattrini of Brescia, who used it competitively in local racing and hill-climbs such as the Monte-Bandoni, Trento and Maloja Pass road-events during the late 1950s. From the factory build-sheets it has been noted that some special features were included in the specification to incorporate some A6GCS racing components including brakes, hubs, clutch, valve-springs and some instrumentation; the engine and chassis are specified normal A6G/54 type with induction provided in the form of three twin-choke Weber 40DCO3 carburettors, and the machine shod with Pirelli 600x16 tyres on Borrani alloy-rimmed wire-spoke wheels.
In 1959 the car was sold to Peter Daimler, the grandson of the Automobile pioneer and founding-father of the German Motor Industry, Otto Daimler. He continued the tradition of road-racing hill-climb events in it, competing at Rossfeld, Berchtesgarten and Hasselburg near Linz in Austria, where he inverted the machine seriously damaging the bodywork, but fortuitously not the driver. As a result the car was sent back to the Zagato works in Modena, where it was assessed very expensive to restore the coupe coachwork, so that it was decided more expediently that conversion to an open two-seater was a better option. It is this very attractively styled spyder body which it still wears today. This acclaimed transformation was well documented and the car is featured in both guises in the authoritative book "Maserati - The Road Cars" by Richard Crump & Rob de la Rive Box.
The car thus restored, it remained in Daimler's ownership until 1966 when he sold it to a Mr. Rudolf Patzl who lived in Vienna. It stayed in Austria with two further changes of ownership until 1973, when discovered by English dealer Colin Crabbe, who brokered a sale to the current vendor. He has used it only as a road car primarily for continental touring and road events. It was prepared for the Scottish Tour by Maserati specialist Peter Shaw in the mid-1980s since when it has been regularly maintained by its enthusiast owner primarily for Maserati Club events. It is described as good mechanically and sound bodily, whilst the hood may need attention. Included with the car is a spare gearbox casing with some internals and a small quantity of original Maserati tools. Although it is not currently road-registered in the UK, there is complete documentation of its history from 1959-1973 with German and Austrian log-books which provide evidence of its European Community origins. There are also copies of the original factory build-sheets detailing its complete specification prior to delivery, much of which remains the same today.
This car represents a rare and indeed unique example of a Maserati sports car of the mid 1950s and it would be ideally suitable for Historic and Retrospective events such as the Mille Miglia, Tour de France and many other rally or sporting ventures. Currently with its sump filled with Castrol 'R' oil, it will provide an evocative reminder of its racing heritage.
1956 MASERATI TIPO A6G-2000 SPYDER TWO SEATER SPORTS
COACHWORK BY ZAGATO
Registration No. Not UK Registered.
Chassis No. 2123
Engine No. 2123
Red with black interior.
Engine; Six cylinder-in-line, double overhead camshafts, 1985cc, 160bhp at 6,000rpm; Gearbox 4-speed manual; Suspension, front independent with double wishbone and coil springs, rear independent with quarter elliptic springs and upper radius rod, hydraulic shock-absorbers all round; Brakes, hydraulic four-wheel drum. Left-hand drive.
Following their competition successes with the sports-racing A6GCS models until 1954, the next year Maserati introduced a second series for a production-run of road-going sports and coupe designs on the similar chassis. The twin-cam 2-litre 6-cylinder unit providing the effective power, fitted into the well-designed twin-tubular chassis layout, which proved ideal to receive coachwork designs by the leading Italian stylists such as Frua, Pininfarina and Zagato.
Some sixty five chassis were built, of which this car chassis number 2123, was one of seven originally bodied with the elegant and attractive "Double-bubble" coupe coachwork by Zagato. It was delivered new in Italy to a Signor Cattrini of Brescia, who used it competitively in local racing and hill-climbs such as the Monte-Bandoni, Trento and Maloja Pass road-events during the late 1950s. From the factory build-sheets it has been noted that some special features were included in the specification to incorporate some A6GCS racing components including brakes, hubs, clutch, valve-springs and some instrumentation; the engine and chassis are specified normal A6G/54 type with induction provided in the form of three twin-choke Weber 40DCO3 carburettors, and the machine shod with Pirelli 600x16 tyres on Borrani alloy-rimmed wire-spoke wheels.
In 1959 the car was sold to Peter Daimler, the grandson of the Automobile pioneer and founding-father of the German Motor Industry, Otto Daimler. He continued the tradition of road-racing hill-climb events in it, competing at Rossfeld, Berchtesgarten and Hasselburg near Linz in Austria, where he inverted the machine seriously damaging the bodywork, but fortuitously not the driver. As a result the car was sent back to the Zagato works in Modena, where it was assessed very expensive to restore the coupe coachwork, so that it was decided more expediently that conversion to an open two-seater was a better option. It is this very attractively styled spyder body which it still wears today. This acclaimed transformation was well documented and the car is featured in both guises in the authoritative book "Maserati - The Road Cars" by Richard Crump & Rob de la Rive Box.
The car thus restored, it remained in Daimler's ownership until 1966 when he sold it to a Mr. Rudolf Patzl who lived in Vienna. It stayed in Austria with two further changes of ownership until 1973, when discovered by English dealer Colin Crabbe, who brokered a sale to the current vendor. He has used it only as a road car primarily for continental touring and road events. It was prepared for the Scottish Tour by Maserati specialist Peter Shaw in the mid-1980s since when it has been regularly maintained by its enthusiast owner primarily for Maserati Club events. It is described as good mechanically and sound bodily, whilst the hood may need attention. Included with the car is a spare gearbox casing with some internals and a small quantity of original Maserati tools. Although it is not currently road-registered in the UK, there is complete documentation of its history from 1959-1973 with German and Austrian log-books which provide evidence of its European Community origins. There are also copies of the original factory build-sheets detailing its complete specification prior to delivery, much of which remains the same today.
This car represents a rare and indeed unique example of a Maserati sports car of the mid 1950s and it would be ideally suitable for Historic and Retrospective events such as the Mille Miglia, Tour de France and many other rally or sporting ventures. Currently with its sump filled with Castrol 'R' oil, it will provide an evocative reminder of its racing heritage.
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