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  Maserati - Wikicars
Next came the Maserati Sebring bodied by Vignale and launched in 1962, the Maserati Mistral Coupé (1963) and the Spider (1964), both designed by Pietro Frua, and their first four-door, the Maserati Quattroporte (1963), also designed by Pietro Frua.
Maseratis were reintroduced to the lucrative United States market in 2002, and the company has also re-entered the racing arena with their Trofeo and, in December 2003, the Maserati MC12 (formerly known as the MCC), which took part in select GT races in 2004.
Maserati's racing efforts were expanded for the 2006 series, with an additional Trofeo series being held in Brazil, and a new race car, the GranSport Light, which races in the FIA GT3 class.
wikicars.org /en/Maserati   (1541 words)

  
 Maserati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Maserati brothers, Alfieri Maserati, Bindo Maserati, Carlo Maserati, Ettore Maserati, Ernesto Maserati and Mario Maserati, were all involved with automobiles from the beginning of the 20th century.
Maserati had retired from factory racing participation due to the Guidizzolo accident (1957), though it built racing cars to be raced by others after that date.
The two-seater Maserati Ghibli coupe was launched in 1967, followed by a convertible in 1969.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maserati   (1445 words)

  
 Moldova.org - Auto - Новости - Maserati
Maserati is a famous Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established in 1914 in Bologna.
In 1937 the remaining Maserati brothers sold their shares in the company to the Orsi family, who in 1940 relocated the company headquarters to their hometown of Modena, where it remains to this day.
Next came the Maserati Sebring bodied by Vignale and launched in 1962, the Maserati Mistral Coupé; (1963) and the Spider (1964), both designed by Pietro Frua, and their first four-door, the Maserati Quattroporte (1963), also designed by Pietro Frua.
auto.moldova.org /marci/rus/99   (923 words)

  
 Maserati of Houston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Maserati was purchased by Ferrari in July of 1997.
Maserati was founded in 1914 by two brothers and was originally located in Bologna, Italy.
The Maserati symbol, the “Trident” (“Tridente” in Italian) was taken from a statue of the Roman God Neptune, located in a square in the center of the city.
www.maseratiofhouston.com /heritage.asp   (420 words)

  
 Cartype : Maserati logo
The Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore, Ernesto and Mario, were all involved with automobiles from the beginning of the 20th century.
Maserati made their name with racing cars with four, six and eight (even 16) cylinders of 1088cc to 4995cc, though road-going cars with detuned racing engines did appear during the 1930s.
In 1975, Maserati announced that it was going out of business, but was rescued at the eleventh hour by the De Tomaso group, and offers the mid-engined V6 Merak, of 2965cc, and the smaller Merak 2000; a mid-engined 4719cc V8 Bora; the 4930cc Khamsin V8; and the dohc 4136cc V8 Quattroporte.
www.cartype.com /page.cfm?id=258&alph=L   (1601 words)

  
 Maserati Mistral Spyder - Motorbase
A new Maserati Spyder model was launched in 1963, the Maserati Mistral.
The Mistral was styled by Italian stylist Frua who penned an almost identical shape for the AC 427 / 428 of the same period.
The Mistral used a straight six engine which had fuel injection and came in a variety of capacities ranging from 3485cc/3693cc to 4014cc.
www.motorbase.com /vehicle/by-id/639   (112 words)

  
 Maserati Mistral information, specifications, history, and images.
Giulio Alfieri's masterpiece proved to be dominant in the hands of private entrants, brining Maserati the best of both worlds: enhanced repuation and visibility in competition without the risk of running a factory team.
The Mistral was the first Maserati named after one of the seasonal Mediterranean winds that brought abrupt weather changes to southern Europe, and it was another change in Maserati's product line.
The Mistral would be the last of Maserati's six-cylinder gran turismos and its performance, style and quality have made it highly prized by collectors who appreciate its highly developed attributes.
www.conceptcarz.com /vehicle/z11015/Maserati_Mistral/default.aspx   (511 words)

  
 The Maserati Mistral
So was born the Mistral, the first in a series a classic Maseratis to be given the name of a wind and the last model from the Casa del Tridente to be equipped with a straight six cylinder engine before Maserati moved on to V8 engines for their production cars.
However it was the structure of the chassis that characterized the Mistral.
The drivetrain of the Mistral was traditional Maserati, a rigid Salisbury axle suspended with leaf springs (limited-slip differential available as an option), ZF 5-speed gearbox, dics brakes all round and Borrani wire wheels (later models were fitted with the same light alloy wheels fitted on the Ghibli).
www.maserati-indy.co.uk /alfieri56.htm   (993 words)

  
 Maserati Club International - Back Issue Index
Also: Club Maserati's Rally in October, 1996, Registro Maserati's European Summer Meeting at the Castle of Casiglio in June, 1996, and the 3rd Maserati Days organized by the Maserati Club of Japan held in November, 1996, are highlighted.
Susinct and eye-opening information is included regarding the passion displayed for motorcycles by the Maserati family, the Orsi family, and generations of Maserati aficionados.
Coreille Harms-Van Wandelen from the Maserati Club Holland brought news that the Maserati Classic International in Gestaad, Switzerland was a success, with 85 Maseratis in attendance.
www.maseratinet.com /Back_Issue/bkiss97.asp   (1270 words)

  
 Maserati Spyder News
Maserati North America today reported that is has sold 499 GranSport and GranSport Spyder units this year, up from 388 the year before.
Maserati's all-new GT coupe will make its official debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, but we caught it this weekat the ring testing alongside a Porsche 911.
Maserati North America is proud to announce that the Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT has won the prestigious Robb Report Best of the Best competition for sedans.
www.topix.net /autos/maserati-spyder   (705 words)

  
 Maserati in 1:64 scale
Maserati Indy by Buby - Maserati Bora by Matchbox - Maserati Bora by Yat Ming
It comes with Maserati trident on the hood and is clearly the later SS model.
Maserati has a new sports car ready for the next decade and hopefully it will be selected for 1:64 scale duplication.
www.breithaupts.com /toycar80.htm   (884 words)

  
 Maserati Parts - Partstrain.com
In 1968, Maserati was sold to Citroen so that the vehicle would be able to use the engines produced by the said company.
Citroen, however, was not able to market the Maserati successfully which led to the near liquidation of the company.
Just like the classic and winning Maserati race cars, the current Maserati models, both for the production sports car and the race car, are speedy and capable, carrying with it a rich heritage of quality and performance.
www.partstrain.com /ShopByVehicle/MASERATI   (448 words)

  
 MASERATI MISTRAL PHOTO GALLERY
When compared to the Sebring the Mistral was intended to be the ultimate expression of the GT car concept.
Built on a slightly shorter wheelbase and initially released with the larger 3.7 litre motor, the Frua designed coupe was strictly a 2 seater.
Maserati Mistral at Silverstone 1998 - courtesy MRC
www.maserati.org.au /gallery/MASERATI/ROAD_Cars/Mistral_gallery.html   (92 words)

  
 Maserati - WOI Encyclopedia Italia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The famous Argentinian driver Juan-Manuel Fangio raced for Maserati for a number of years in the 1950s, producing a number of stunning victories including winning the world championship in 1957.
After 1957, Maserati became more and more focussed on road cars, and introduced the 6-cylinder Maserati 3500 2+2 coupe designed by Touring and featuring an aluminum body over Touring's Superleggera structure.
Maseratis are once again being sold in the lucrative United States market, and the company has also re-entered the racing arena with their Trofeo and, in December 2003, the Maserati MC12 (formerly known as the MCC), which took part in select GT races in 2004.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Maserati   (1192 words)

  
 Bill McGrath Maserati Biturbo Model Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In coupe form the Mistral used the 3.7 and later 4.0 litre versions of the engine and although the running gear was pure 3500, the 'added lightness' kept performance in the Supercar league.
Maserati's first luxury car was introduced in 1963 and featured a 4.2 litre version of the V8 engine first seen in the 5000 GT.
Maserati built 125 of these cars with the same running gear as the coupe and 25 of them were the larger engined SS.
www.maserati.demon.co.uk /classic_models.html   (2140 words)

  
 Maserati launches Kubang concept at Detroit
Maserati has chosen the recent Detroit Motor Show - the North American International Auto Show - to unveil a possible radical new direction for the luxury marque with the Maserati Kubang GT Wagon concept car.
Maserati have stopped short of making a true off-roader, preferring to give the SUV a sporting twist, with a centre of gravity 10cm below the norm for these vehicles and a lower more sporty driving position but with very good forward vision for the driver.
And so I was thrilled that Maserati gave me the brief to open a whole new chapter in a cutting edge segment that has completely changed the face of our roads in the last few years".
www.italiancar.net /pilot/art046.htm   (495 words)

  
 Maserati Model Collection
Today's free model was the Maserati Quattroporte of 2003 and during the next few weeks until August other models many of which are unknown altri modellini di cui molti inediti (including 3 Biturbo models namely the original 1982 version, the 1985 Biturbo Spider and the 1988 Karif).
Returning to a Maserati tradition, it was named after a wind, this time, a strong southwesterly wind on the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden.
The GranSport name has special symbolic significance for Maserati as it was first used in the 1950s for the elegant two-litre coupe designed by the Carozzeria Frua on the chassis of the famous A6 G model.
www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk /alfieri172.htm   (2088 words)

  
 The Car Nur - Maserati Mistral Brief History
The Mistral was introduced in 1964 as a more sporting alternative to the Sebring.
The Mistral has uses more aluminum as a means of reducing weight.
The design of the Mistral coupe is one of "love or hate".
www.thecarnut.com /Mistraldesc.html   (228 words)

  
 Maserati Mistral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This two-seater coupe is accurately based on the Maserati Mistral that was produced in Italy from 1963 through 1970.
The real Mistral (the name refers to a cool wind that blows toward the coast in the south of France) is one of the most sought-after prizes for collectors of classic Italian sports car.
Aqua Mistrals with fl roofs are the most common of these, although they still are far less common than cars with plain roofs in most of the colors.
www.redlinegrandprix.com /OtherRedlines_MaseratiMistral.html   (343 words)

  
 Tridente Modelli
Maserati 'Birdcage', Targa Florio '61, White/blue #200, Magioli/Vacarella
Maserati 'Birdcage', Nassau GP '60, White/blue #25, Gaston/Andrey
Maserati 'Birdcage', Elkhart Lake '60, White/red nose, Gaston/Andrey
www.maserati-indy.co.uk /alfieri10c.htm   (200 words)

  
 Maseratis in Action   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After getting out unscathed and seeing the tree which had stopped them from careering down the hillside for another 300 feet the author should have been frightened, but he felt it was too late and not worthwhile.
During 1957 the V12-cylinder Grand Prix Maserati proved to have the right characteristics of power and handling for the driver to be able to reduce oversteer by application of the right amount of throttle.
Carlo Felice Trossi in the new Maserati 8CTF (3-litre) during the initial stages of the 1938 Tripoli Grand Prix at Mellaha.
www.maseratighibli.co.uk /home18.htm   (647 words)

  
 Welcome to the web site of the Maserati Club
The 'Maserati Mistral', a classic Italian granturismo, was shown for the first time at the Turin Motor Show of 1963.
Named originally the '3500 GT Iniezione Coupé Frua', this new granturismo from the Modena factory was last descendant of the '3500GT' family born in 1957 to be equipped with the engine derived from that of the '350S' competition sports car.
This new Maserati, equipped with a 3694cc 6-cyl in line engine using indirect fuel injection and producing 245 bhp, was based on the same tubular chassis of the 3500GT convertible by Vignale and the 'Sebring' coupé.
www.maseraticlub.co.uk /0-pr-MISTRAL.htm   (348 words)

  
 Maserati Mistral Coupe - Motorbase
A new Maserati coupe model was launched in 1963, the Maserati Mistral.
The Mistral had a short wheelbase and only two seats inside its glamorous coupe body.
The bodyshell was styled by Italian stylist Frua who penned an almost identical shape for the AC 427 / 428 of the same period.
www.motorbase.com /vehicle/by-id/638   (113 words)

  
 Maserati Mistral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Maserati Mistral, named after a cold northerly wind of southern France, was the successor to the iconic 3500 GT.
It was the first in a series a classic Maseratis to be given the name of a wind and the last model from the "Casa del Tridente" to be equipped with a straight six cylinder engine before Maserati moved on to V8 engines for their production cars.
The engine was a direct descendent of the 6-cylinder unit mounted in the Tipo 350 S sports racer and boasted a close relationship with the engine that powered the Tipo 250F F1 single-seater, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio, to Maserati's one and only F1 World Championship in 1957.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maserati_Mistral   (196 words)

  
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Take your pick...sitting in the front yard or hanging out with a group of Ferraris, the Maserati Khamsin is a pretty sight.
The Ferrari crowd loves the blood red Maserati paint and they are more than impressed with that DOHC V8 with 4 Weber carbs.
Maserati 3500 GTI, Ivory with red leather interior, 5 speed, 4 wheel disc brakes, converted to triple Weber carburetion, second place in class at Concorso Italiano '99.
members.tripod.com /MaseratiList/gt.html   (475 words)

  
 Maserati Club, Maserati Parts, MIE Corp.
Maserati Club International and Maserati parts, technical, classifieds, news, and more are found in the pages of Maseratinet.
Established in 1976, Maserati Club International (MCI) is the world's largest Maserati Club with more than 3,500 Maserati owners and enthusiasts from 39 countries in its ranks.
MIE Corp. is the commercial entity of Maserati Club International, the world's largest Maserati club.
www.maseratinet.com   (466 words)

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