Not too many people know Maserati was a great challenger in the late 30s and the challenger of the early 50s.
While Ferrari was blossoming from an Alfa Romeo driver to a race team director and finally launching it’s own competition car, Maserati was innovative and pushing the envelope.
Go over to the great Veloce Today site for a good recap of that fantastic car manufacturer. Starting with 30s racers, the new manufacturer did very good in Grand Prix races. They even did very well with Wilbur Shaw’s two victories (1939 and 1940) at Indianapolis behind the wheel of an 8CTF Maserati.
From their humble beginning as Isotta Fraschinis tuners to full fledge race cars, to some of the most beautiful and in my opinion THE most beautiful 50s GT, the A6G – 2000, Maserati has been around and thankfully coming back.
I still believe everyone should have an Alfa Romeo for everyday, and a Maserati for every other day.