Maserati 5000 GT - car classics

Maserati 5000 GT

After the tragedy, nastigshey Maserati 450S the Venezuelan highway in Caracas and follow-up of financial expenses for the technical maintenance of sports cars, the group adopts a difficult decision for themselves and leaves the motor sport. After these events was relatively small, but very valuable stock of racing engines V8 from the 450S. This fact was decisive in the creation of Maserati GT 5000, which was first shown to the public at the Turin motor show in 1959, and was produced until 1965.

Maserati GT 5000 with a five-liter engine with a capacity of 325 HP could develop 257 km/h, and this is despite the considerable weight to 1600 kg. By 1960, have been upgraded carburetors, which allowed to increase capacity up to 340 HP., also from this time began to establish 5, not 4-speed manual gearbox, in addition, the rear wheels were disc brakes.

Remarkable is the way in which, Maserati GT 5000 fell to its future owners. Initially ordered the chassis from the company itself Maserati, and then the future owner went to another company, where the chassis В«dressedВ» in the body. Maserati GT 5000, though produced in very small quantities, were outstanding at the beginning of the 60s and characteristics of the author's design in each case, that quickly raised the authority of concern to the former level.