Maserati 4CLT
The remarkable history of chassis no. 1600
Published on 21. January 2019
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-907085-75-8 (ISBN)
Description
The latest in the Exceptional Cars series tells the story of one of the two cars bought by The Automovil Club Argentino (ACA). Painted in the bright blue and yellow Argentine racing colours, 1600 was to play an important role in the Argentine team's international expeditions to Europe. Fangio won two races in the car, the most important being at Pau in 1950, where he repeated his win in the ACA sister car a year earlier.
As well as a detailed chronicle of the car’s highs and lows, the text includes profiles of the drivers who raced in 1600 and a personal account of driving and running the car by a former owner who describes the daunting task of re-creating a Maserati 4CLT engine from scratch.
As well as a detailed chronicle of the car’s highs and lows, the text includes profiles of the drivers who raced in 1600 and a personal account of driving and running the car by a former owner who describes the daunting task of re-creating a Maserati 4CLT engine from scratch.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Tenbury Wells
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Over 120 black-and-white and colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 248 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1070 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907085-75-8 (9781907085758)
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Person
Cristián Bertschi trained in industrial design and lectured at the University of Buenos Aires until 2000, when he discovered that he could turn his passion for cars and motorsport into a full-time job. He has written for publications such as Het Klaverblaadje, Cavallino and Automobilsport. He also runs the INGO database, a platform that tracks the individual history of more than 15,000 cars by their serial numbers.
Content
Foreword 7
Introduction 9
The Car 10
1 From Voiturette to Formula 1 12
2 The racing career of the 4CL and 4CLT 20
The Races of 4CLT 1600 34
3 1949: ACA’s first international season 36
4 1950: Fangio scores 1600’s greatest victory 52
Transplant: 1600 with a Ford V8 68
5 Rebirth for Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Libre 70
6 Racing career with Juan Viaggio 74
Found and restored 80
7 Mystery in Argentina 82
8 Back to the track 88
9 Owning and driving 1600 100
10 Photo gallery 108
Acknowledgements 126
Index 127
Introduction 9
The Car 10
1 From Voiturette to Formula 1 12
2 The racing career of the 4CL and 4CLT 20
The Races of 4CLT 1600 34
3 1949: ACA’s first international season 36
4 1950: Fangio scores 1600’s greatest victory 52
Transplant: 1600 with a Ford V8 68
5 Rebirth for Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Libre 70
6 Racing career with Juan Viaggio 74
Found and restored 80
7 Mystery in Argentina 82
8 Back to the track 88
9 Owning and driving 1600 100
10 Photo gallery 108
Acknowledgements 126
Index 127