Body by the Italian Fantuzzi. Side-by-side with the Formula One effort, the Maserati Factory competed in the international sports car championship with the 300S. This model, one of 27 known examples built from 1955-1958, shared the same engine, driveline and running gear as the 250F Grand Prix car. Considered to be a much better handling car than its Ferrari Competitors of the day the 300S was a coveted ride for the best drivers who won races all over Europe.
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In 1953, the FIA started a World Sportscar Championship, similar to the Grand Prix and Formula 1 World Championship which began in 1950. The series featured many of the historic and prestigious races that were known through Grand Prix and Formula 1 racing like LeMans and the Mille Miglia. Maserati decided to enter the series but had little experience with large displacement engines their largest....
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