So why the lack of red Masers, when new? Red denotes Ferrari. Possible reason? Or, like green, a less popular colour on a Maser?Red is also associated with Maserati...Maserati's racing cars were all red in the early days and when I think of Maserati I think of red........
Red is just as much a Maserati colour as it is a Ferrari one, historically. Both marques used to be red because red was the racing colour of Italy when country racing colurs were assigned some time around 1900 (blue was France e.g. Bugatti, Britain was green e.g. Bentley etc).
Yellow was more normal on the earliest Ferraris because it was the official colour of Modena - which is where Enzo Ferrari came from, but they had to change to red to represent Italy when racing (yellow might've been Belgium's colour I think).
Call me old fashioned but perhaps the reason Red takes the longest to sell might just be something to do with it being the LEAST popular colour, hence the very limited numbers. Just a thought...
Yes, i know all about racing colours, and the fact Lancia racing team, was sold to Ferrari, where it all began.
But it does not answer, why red on a modern Maser is not as popular as red on a Ferrari?
Andy.
Absolutely agree. Maseratis seem to be in metallic, rather then just plain colours. Mind you, Rosso Red, is still a great colour.Probably mainly because red is a racing colour, and Ferraris are pitched more as a 'racing' range whilst Maserati is more of a GT range. However, I think you're looking for a single answer to something that is a complex of history, marketing and personal decision.