{"id":17155,"date":"2019-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/50-years-of-maserati-indy\/"},"modified":"2020-10-06T15:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T15:06:19","slug":"50-years-of-maserati-indy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/50-years-of-maserati-indy\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years of Maserati Indy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you know that July 1, 1969 was a special day for Maserati? Exactly 50 years ago, the Italian sports car manufacturer delivered the very first copy of their new four-seater car Indy. The car went to the then importer in Switzerland, Martinelli e Sonvico in Chiasso, who delivered it a few days later to a rich entrepreneur. Today, the Indy is one of the lesser known sports car models from the Via Ciro Menotti 322 in Modena. The new model was already shown at the Turin Motor Show 1968, but not on the factory stand, but at coachbuilder Carrozzeria Vignale. About half a year later, the production-ready version debuted on the Maserati stand at the Geneva Motor Show 1969. Thus, the model range of the Italian brand included the Ghibli, the Sebring, the Mexico, the Quattroporte, the Mistral and the new Indy. No wonder that in 1968 (a year before the launch of the Indy) Maserati had a market share of 43 percent in Italy in the field of cars with more than 3.5 liters of displacement.

Internally, the Indy was called the AM116 (Alfieri Maserati project number 116) during the development phase. In the specification book the team took inspiration from probably more frequently expressed customer requests for enough space for four adult passengers. So they extended the wheelbase of the Ghibli platform by full five centimeters. Sporty comfort and decent performance were taken for granted. Alfredo Vignale was responsible for the design of the first self-supporting Maserati bodywork. He designed a wedge-shaped front with some similarities to the Ghibli and pop-up headlights. Behind the bonnet is a generously glazed passenger cabin with a higher roofline compared to the Ghibli, which leaves virtually no blind spot to the driver. The name ‘Indy’ was chosen to commemorate Maserati’s two race wins at the world-famous Indy 500 in 1939 and 1940.<\/p>\n\n\n

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