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Maserati
Tipo 4CM 1100 |
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Tipo 4CM 1100 Gallery |
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| Following the development of the 4C (or 4CTR) and its appearance at Monza, Alfieri recognised that the car was better suited to road racing, so the development of the 4CM proceeded using the same mechanicals, but a new single-seat frame and the hydraulic braking system that had been employed on the 8C Trazione Anteriore (front wheel drive). In 1932 and 1933 the 1100 cc car did well against all competitors until from 1934 it was often outpaced by its 1500 cc rivals. Nonetheless Maserati continued to develop the series until at the end of their development with a fixed head the magic 100 hp per litre of displacement had been surpassed. In 1936 the Tipo 4CM 1100 developed by Furmanik and owned by Rovere, using a special body, was used to set a world record for its class and the outstanding power of 143 hp/litre was obtained - never having been achieved before in an automobile engine. The last car built for Lurani in 1937 had by then progressed to the latest generation chassis with independent front wheels and similar in appearance to the 6CM | |||||
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Tipo 4CM 1100, chassis #1116 the second made, 1932 | ||||
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Tipo 4CM 1100 - the record setting car of Giuseppe Furmanik, photographed in 1933, later to achieve a specific power of 143 HP/litre. Acquired by Gino Rovere in 1935. | ||||
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Tipo 4CM 1100 - chassis # 1120 with Gino Rovere in the car at Brooklands in 1935. Rovere had the the larger 1500 cc engine installed by the factory in 1936 to transform the car to a Tipo 4CM 1500 | ||||
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 Tipo 4CM 1500 -
chassis #1120 the ex Rovere car, originally a Tipo 4CM 1100 but
'transformed' in 1936 - for more photos of this car see the Tipo 4CM 1500
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