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Maserati
Tipo 4CM 1100 |
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| Brief History: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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