{"id":54160,"date":"2020-11-06T14:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=54160"},"modified":"2020-11-13T08:01:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T08:01:50","slug":"maserati-300s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/maserati-300s\/","title":{"rendered":"Maserati 300S"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maserati developed the new 300S for the 1955 World Sports Car Championship. The chassis and frame parts derived partly from the single-seater 250F. From the original 2.5-liter inline six-cylinder engine of the 250S sports prototype, a three liter version was created by using larger bored cylinders and a little more stroke. The modifications not only increased the power output to 191 kW\/260 hp, but at the same time reduced the forces acting on the individual components through lower compression. Two overhead camshafts and dual ignition were retained. It was sufficient for a topspeed of 290 kph (180 mph).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 cars were built until 1959<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Together with Gilco Design, a company from Modena, the frame chassis was created from round tubes. From 1956, these were given an extended front section and another year later a completely new shape to accomodate a modified Fantuzzi bodywork. Maserati used aerodynamic findings from the development of the smaller sports prototype 200SI. At the same time, in 1957 the factory team already started using the bigger 450S in the World Sports Car Championship, which is why production of the 300S was discontinued after 27 units in 1959. Despite this, the brand was still in the black. All cars differed in details from the previously built ones, but had the open Spider shape and right-hand drive in common.<\/p>\n\n\n

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