Maserati 150S

Maserati 150S
Maserati 150S
Overview
Manufacturer	Maserati
Also called	Tipo 53
Production	1955-1957
Designer	Vittorio Bellentani and Medardo Fantuzzi
Body and chassis
Body style	no-door, two-seater
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	4CF2 1484.1 cc engine
Power output	140 bhp (104 kW) @ 7500 rpm
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,550 mm (100 in)
Length	4,400 mm (170 in)
Width	1,804 mm (71.0 in)
Height	1,140 mm (45 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Maserati A6GCS

Maserati 150S were twenty-seven^[1] racing cars made by Maserati of Italy alongside the Maserati 200S, to take over for the aging Maserati A6GCS racing variants.

The project Tipo 53, was initiated by Vittorio Bellentani (1953), and utilized the 4CF2 1484.1 cc engine (140 bhp @ 7500 rpm), initially tested in a boat of (1954).^[2]^[3] Maserati unveiled the 150S at the April 1950 Turin Motor Show.^[4]

The first series had a Maserati 300S-inspired body developed by and saw Jean Behra winning the halfsized 1000km Nürburgring (1955). A less rounded design by Medardo Fantuzzi followed (1956).

Most cars were sold to customers.^[5] The Maserati 150 GT (1957) was one spider bodied by Medardo Fantuzzi, built on a Maserati A6GCS chassis and sporting a 150S engine.^[6]

Literature[]

Karl Ludvigsen, Maserati 150S

References[]

^ Il Tridente della Riscossa from maserati-alfieri.co.uk (last accessed April 27, 2007)
^ Timossi-Maserati Race boat from maserati-alfieri.co.uk (last accessed April 27, 2007)
^ Maserati 150S 1955 Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine from 0-100.it (last accessed April 27, 2007)
^ Farinelli, Aldo (20 April 1955). "La regina della mostra è l'utilitaria "600"". La Stampa. p. 5. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ Maserati Tipo 150S from maserati.org.au (last accessed April 27, 2007)
^ "1957 Maserati 150 GT". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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[1] Il Tridente della Riscossa from maserati-alfieri.co.uk (last accessed April 27, 2007)

[2] Timossi-Maserati Race boat from maserati-alfieri.co.uk (last accessed April 27, 2007)

[3] Maserati 150S 1955 Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine from 0-100.it (last accessed April 27, 2007)

[4] Farinelli, Aldo (20 April 1955). "La regina della mostra è l'utilitaria "600"". La Stampa. p. 5. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[5] Maserati Tipo 150S from maserati.org.au (last accessed April 27, 2007)

[6] "1957 Maserati 150 GT". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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