Hello ladies and gents this is facty facts about Maserati
1. Maserati bears the second name of its original creators – Maserati brothers. All six of Maserati brothers (Alfieri, Bindo, Mario, Ernesto, Ettore, and Carlo) were involved in automobile industry at the beginning of the XX th century.
2. In 1926, Alfieri started his own car repair shop in Bologna, from which famous Maserati company had grown. Together with his brothers Ettore, Ernesto and Bindo he was able to construct the very first Maserati racing cars. While driving one of the first Maserati vehicles, Alfieri had won the 1926 Targa Florio open road endurance race.
3. Alfieri’s sixth brother Mario, an artist by profession, came up with the logo for the company – The Trident, which became the emblem of the company and the motor sports team.
4. In 1937, the Maserati brothers had sold their shares in the company to the Adolfo Orsi family. While talented engineers, Maserati were not incredibly good at law, which led to the loss of control over the company. Maserati brothers stayed to work for the company as salaried employees.
5. In 1941, the Orsi family transfers Maserati headquarters from Bologna to Modena, where it remains to this day.
6. During the war Maserati competed with Volkswagen, in particular, with the famous designer Ferdinand Porsche, for the honour to create a vehicle for the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. While Italian brand had lost to German auto giant, the competition itself was good for Maserati.
7. After the war, company returned to the development and production of exclusive racing cars. Involvement in racing had ended in 1957. Maserati retired from participation in racing as a factory team soon after the Guidizzolo tragedy during the 1957 Mille Miglia, though they continued to build cars for individual enthusiasts.
8. In 1947 Maserati brothers had left Orsi company and found OSKA company. This venture was not very successful.
9. In 1957 Maserati had won their first and last title in most prestigious motorsport event – Formula 1. Argentinean Juan Manuel Fangio had won the championship trophy while driving Maserati 250F.
10. The 1957 was a turning point in history of Maserati. Company became more and more focused on building road-going grand tourers. Maserati 3500 was company’s first ground-up grand tourer design and first series produced car. The 2+2 coupe with aluminium body, equipped with a six-cylinder engine was built under the leadership of chief designer Giulio Alfieri.
Have a great day from the Viking.
1. Maserati bears the second name of its original creators – Maserati brothers. All six of Maserati brothers (Alfieri, Bindo, Mario, Ernesto, Ettore, and Carlo) were involved in automobile industry at the beginning of the XX th century.
2. In 1926, Alfieri started his own car repair shop in Bologna, from which famous Maserati company had grown. Together with his brothers Ettore, Ernesto and Bindo he was able to construct the very first Maserati racing cars. While driving one of the first Maserati vehicles, Alfieri had won the 1926 Targa Florio open road endurance race.
3. Alfieri’s sixth brother Mario, an artist by profession, came up with the logo for the company – The Trident, which became the emblem of the company and the motor sports team.
4. In 1937, the Maserati brothers had sold their shares in the company to the Adolfo Orsi family. While talented engineers, Maserati were not incredibly good at law, which led to the loss of control over the company. Maserati brothers stayed to work for the company as salaried employees.
5. In 1941, the Orsi family transfers Maserati headquarters from Bologna to Modena, where it remains to this day.
6. During the war Maserati competed with Volkswagen, in particular, with the famous designer Ferdinand Porsche, for the honour to create a vehicle for the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. While Italian brand had lost to German auto giant, the competition itself was good for Maserati.
7. After the war, company returned to the development and production of exclusive racing cars. Involvement in racing had ended in 1957. Maserati retired from participation in racing as a factory team soon after the Guidizzolo tragedy during the 1957 Mille Miglia, though they continued to build cars for individual enthusiasts.
8. In 1947 Maserati brothers had left Orsi company and found OSKA company. This venture was not very successful.
9. In 1957 Maserati had won their first and last title in most prestigious motorsport event – Formula 1. Argentinean Juan Manuel Fangio had won the championship trophy while driving Maserati 250F.
10. The 1957 was a turning point in history of Maserati. Company became more and more focused on building road-going grand tourers. Maserati 3500 was company’s first ground-up grand tourer design and first series produced car. The 2+2 coupe with aluminium body, equipped with a six-cylinder engine was built under the leadership of chief designer Giulio Alfieri.
Have a great day from the Viking.
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