Maserati 4CLT – year 1948

Maserati 4CLT – year 1948

Officine Alfieri Maserati SpA, Modena, Italy.

W 1947 The ten-year contract between Adolf Orsi and the Maserati brothers expired, who left for their new company OSCA (Specialized Automobile Construction Workshop). Szefem …

ALFA ROMEO 158 – year 1947

ALFA ROMEO 158 – year 1947

Alfa Romeo S.p.A, Milano, Italy.

Already in 1937 year of Eng. Gioacchino Colombo started working on a new racing car, which under the name of Alfa Romeo 158 in years 1947-1951 dominował na …

MASERATI 4 CL – year 1939

MASERATI 4 CL – year 1939

Officine Alfieri Maserati, SpA, Modena, Italy.

Before World War II, large companies practically acquired a monopoly of victories, therefore, the Grand Prix racing for the smaller producers has become …

MERCEDES-BENZ W 165 – year 1939

MERCEDES-BENZ W 165 – year 1939

Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

The Italians tried to break the hegemony of German cars at Grand Prix races by introducing regulations favoring their own cars in national races. The greatest hopes were pinned on Alfa Romeo models 158 with power 165,6 …

MERCEDES-BENZ W 163 – year 1939

MERCEDES-BENZ W 163 – year 1939

Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

After the Grand Prix of England and Italy, in which Auto Union cars turned out to be better and stronger than Mercedes, heads of the racing department of Daimler-Benz, Eng. Rudolf Uhlenhaut and chief designer …

DELAHAYE – year 1938

DELAHAYE – year 1938

Delahaye Automobiles, Paris, France.

The only racing car without a compressor, which could successfully face the three-liter monoposto supercharged, with high engine power, was Delahaye. This happened in the first two races of the season, although it was …

MASERATI 8 CTF – year 1938

MASERATI 8 CTF – year 1938

Officine Alfieri Maserati SpA, Modena, Italy.

Ernesto brothers, Bindo and Ettore Maserati have opted in 1937 year, due to financial difficulties, sell his factory to entrepreneur Adolf Orsi and his son Omar. However, according to …

AUTO UNION D – year 1938

AUTO UNION D – year 1938

AutoUnion AG, Zwickau, Germany.

The Auto Union concern has prepared for the season 1938 a new car with a 12-cylinder capacity engine 2990 cm3 (∅ 65 x 75 mm), meeting the requirements of the new three-liter formula including engines and …

MERCEDES-BENZ W154 – year 1938

MERCEDES-BENZ W154 – year 1938

Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

According to the so-called. three-liter formula valid from 1938 In the year, a new Mercedes model was prepared, marked with the symbol W 154, which further strengthened the dominant position of this car brand on the Grand Prix tracks. New model …

AUTO UNION C – year 1937

AUTO UNION C – year 1937

AutoUnion AG, Zwickau, Germany.

From 1934 year, as a result of refinement, the displacement and power of the Auto Union engines gradually increased. Model C produced in 1936 years had a sixteen-cylinder engine with a capacity of 6010 cm3 (∅ …