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Maserati
Tipo 8C Trazione
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| Following his 'experiment' with the V4, Alfieri had conceived of another innovation. Impressed by the Miller's performance at Indianapolis and at Monza in 1929 and with the opportunity to study the Cord system, via a client's car, in 1931 he started planning a front wheel drive single seater as a potential grand prix car. Alfieri planned the prototype with a 2500 cc engine and had foreseen the adoption of the technology to all but the 16 cylinder models. His premature death at a crucial point in the final preparation phase in 1932 brought an end to the project, as the Maserati brothers did not have the resolve to complete it. Other projects were competing, particularly as the new 3000 cc motor had become available. | |||||
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| Maserati Tipo 8C Trazione Anteriore (Front Wheel Drive) | |||||
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Tipo 8C Trazione Anteriore (front wheel drive) Using the 2500cc motor from the Tipo 26M which is installed in the reverse to normal | ||||
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Tipo 8C TA illustrating the design of the front end. | ||||
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