Maserati 8C
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The Maserati 8C was a Grand Prix
race car for Maserati
between 1932 and 1933. The 8C was being designed by Alfieri Maserati
in the early 1930s however he died before its completion. Development of the engine continued and the car was constructed for racing in 1932. The car won the 1933 French Grand Prix
and Sir
Henry Birkin
achieved third place driving it in the Tripoli Grand Prix
, however it was not very successful in other races. The car featured some of the world's earliest hydraulic brakes.
In 2000 an original Maserati 8C 2300 sold at an auction
for US$1.65 million and a 1932 Maserati 8C 3000 for $1.08 million.
Grand Prix motor racing
Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver...
race car for Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
between 1932 and 1933. The 8C was being designed by Alfieri Maserati
Alfieri Maserati
Alfieri Maserati was an Italian automotive engineer, known for establishing and leading the Maserati racing car manufacturer with the other Maserati Brothers....
in the early 1930s however he died before its completion. Development of the engine continued and the car was constructed for racing in 1932. The car won the 1933 French Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix was a race held as part of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One automobile racing championships....
and Sir
Sir
Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Henry Birkin
Henry Birkin
Sir Henry Ralph Stanley "Tim" Birkin, 3rd Baronet was a British racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.-Background and family:...
achieved third place driving it in the Tripoli Grand Prix
Tripoli Grand Prix
The Tripoli Grand Prix was a motor racing event first held in 1925 on a racing circuit outside Tripoli, the capital of what was then Italian Tripolitania...
, however it was not very successful in other races. The car featured some of the world's earliest hydraulic brakes.
In 2000 an original Maserati 8C 2300 sold at an auction
Auction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...
for US$1.65 million and a 1932 Maserati 8C 3000 for $1.08 million.