MC8

[dickygrace]

https://www.autoclassics.com/posts/news/maserati-mc8-gransport-laboratorio-cambi-auction

 

[CatmanV2]

Wow
So there *was* a manual GS
Interesting they appear to have gone to a cable throttle

C

 

[rivarama]

That is a WOW indeed

 

[lifes2short]

nice bit of kit that, unusual place to put the cheap windscreen washer bag with a couple of cheap crimps to the motor

edit: looks like outlet not even connected, all that money and you then have to provide your own washer outlet tube, shocking

 

[dgmx5]

But does it have boomerangs?... If not, I'm out.

Who is going to be first to transform their GS into a continuation model?

It is cool, albeit I don't think the body shape suits a racing car bodykit. Proportionally it does not terribly well to my eye, makes it a bit slab sided.

 

[CatmanV2]

nice bit of kit that, unusual place to put the cheap windscreen washer bag with a couple of cheap crimps to the motor

edit: looks like outlet not even connected, all that money and you then have to provide your own washer outlet tube, shocking

Isn't the outlet going up as well?

C

 

[lifes2short]

Isn't the outlet going up as well?

C

just zoomed in and youre right it is connected, who knows what they spent on the build, it certainly would have been a substantial amount and then they fit a nasty £4 washer bag and motor with nasty connections, that would really bug me and would have to change it to either a proper plastic or bespoke alloy unit bolted somewhere more suitable, just me being anal

 

[CatmanV2]

Lightweight innit. Spend the money on what counts. It *might* not even rain over the 24 hours.....

C

 

[lifes2short]

Lightweight innit. Spend the money on what counts. It *might* not even rain over the 24 hours.....

C

fook the weight, u cant beat a nice alloy tank, id rather come second than ride with that thing in there

 

[lifes2short]

shazam, I would be happy as larry to ride in the car with this innit, a bit of bling

 

[Oneball]

fook the weight, u cant beat a nice alloy tank, id rather come second than ride with that thing in there

First time I saw one of those was in a Fiat Uno, Ferrari used them too.

 

[lifes2short]

First time I saw one of those was in a Fiat Uno, Ferrari used them too.

yep, but you couldn't see them whilst driving, I would just refuse to drive the car with such cheapness on full view, hide it at least, far too distracting and would crash

 

[Oneball]

I had a Metro at the time. My mate’s Uno made it seem well built!

 

[lifes2short]

remember the Uno's well, my mother had one many moons ago from new in a really nice metallic mid blue and was a good car, I think there was a turbo model as well. your mate might have had a lemon

 

[zagatoes30]

Nice track toy

Uno Turbos were mental in the day, fast and fragile but an absolute hoot

 

[2b1ask1]

Wibble...

 

[GeoffCapes]

I've got a model of that car in the loft.

 

[hashluck]

That was an interesting read for my Sunday morning coffee. Seems a hefty estimate for a car that only raced for 5 hours before rolling. I hope it makes it though, it may even wake someone up at Maserati HQ to pay more attention to their heritage.

Oh and I like the Blu Victory cam covers

 

[Zep]

A very nice motor that. Carbon prop will make a huge difference to the rotational mass - I bet it screams.
The induction route is interesting Newton, thought it would be Trofeo style.

 

[2b1ask1]

Agree Zep, no knowing what it does once inside the inner wing but I bet it doesn't draw from the bottom of the bumper! Would the blue rocker covers indicate a wet sump?

Finally with the wider arches front and back; I wonder if the wing mirrors are of any use???