Maserati A6GCS Spyder

[absmiami]

And he didnt miss by much …. In fact i’d call this a damn good effort - and yes - his casted frame members were the correct diameter - but with the above Maser on its back like a turtle- and with some additional drawings - i think i can do better …

[absmiami]

credit for the picture of the turtled Maserati goes to the Veloce Today site - its selected from its book revu of the Maserati A6GCS book by Baumer - published by Dalton Fine Books -  - trey expensive - 

[absmiami]

with some added research  -  fr Veloce Today, The Ultimate Car page site, Silodrome and Concept Cars Site - I've confirmed that Maserati had two entries in the "54 Sebring race - neither finished - I'll build number 42 / chassis 2053 - partly because it has changed hands several times in recent years and has been featured in a number of auction house sales with the requisite photo walk-a-rounds ....   I really prefer to photograph the cars I'm building -  2053 has eluded me thus far - but I'm confident that I'll encounter it some day in the future .... 

[absmiami]

and by the way - the driver of the turtled A6GCS - per the Veloce book review - is said to have escaped with minor injuries

[and a new appreciation for the hazards of long distance sports car races]  ...

[Gramps46]

Will the Sapiro version have an engine?

Edited March 18, 2024 by Gramps46

[absmiami]

Did maseratis have engines?

[Dave B]

Andrew, your build is going to be soooo much nicer than mine.  I'm just happy to have something to work with.

Dave B

PS photos of 2053 attached

[Dave B]

PS, it appears that when entered at Sebring by the owner Donald McKnought the Borrani wires were painted white. The car was shared with William Eager and a minor crash on lap 67 forced them to retire. (Maserati A6GCS by Walter Baumer and Jean-Francois Blanchette)

Regards

Dave B

[absmiami]

much obliged Dave  

 

Tasmania  ???

[Dave B]

1 hour ago, absmiami said:

much obliged Dave  

 

Tasmania  ???

Yep, way down under

[absmiami]

What did you guys do before the internet ??  

[absmiami]

Are there any good model shows or contests in Tas ??!

[absmiami]

Hey wait a minute -

the 32B im making (its talking a short nap) - won the - - - Tasman cup … hmmm ..

[Dave B]

Before the net I just depended on model shops and magazines.

No, no real shows or competitions down here but there are on the big island!!

Saw the 32B race at Longford back in the day.

 

Dave B

2 hours ago, absmiami said:

Hey wait a minute -

the 32B im (its talking a short nap) - won the - - - Tasman cup … hmmm ..

 

[absmiami]

Did you see the team Lotus 32B w Clark - and/or the later buyer / driver -?  ?  Thats so cool - did you take pix with your I phone ?!  Oh wait …

[absmiami]

Does Longford still have a road course - and does it have a vintage event ?      - i have read about Tasman vintage events …

[Big John]

On 3/18/2024 at 1:30 PM, absmiami said:

project took a little nap whilst I searched for better info on the chassis - which Maserati was evolving on a nearly yearly basis in the early fifties.

Low and behold, I was able to glom an internet image of an A6GCS that had come to an unfortunate end in a road race back in the day...  

Oh the things we'll do just in the name of research!

[Dave B]

12 hours ago, absmiami said:

Does Longford still have a road course - and does it have a vintage event ?      - i have read about Tasman vintage events …

Saw Clark race it in '65, I was 15, just lucky that dad was a motorsport tragic!!

They do have a revival but I don't bother going as the track, as it was, no longer exists.

There are a couple of good books on Longford.

[absmiami]

You saw Clark in ‘65 at Longwood - - - 

Jealous …

that would have been - i think - in the 39 - still with the Climax engine - but with the chassis designed for the still-born Climax 16 - oh man - you got me goin …

[absmiami]

Wait - isnt this a maserati thread ?

[absmiami]

https://primotipo.com/
much of what i know - and or have forgotten - about the Tasman series and Longford was derived fr scouring this on line site over the past five years - absolutley one of my favorite distractions …

[absmiami]

William Taylor’s Lotus bible has a good spread on Clark’s 39B - 

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

by the way - the sign board was photographed in front of a diff vintage Lotus - maybe  a 49 B  ??  

[absmiami]

Kearney did this vid before his book was published  ...