1952 Fiat 642 Transporter

This factory transporter was in use during the pinnacle of the racing efforts of Maserati in the 1950's. It was used by Maserati to bring its sports cars and Formula One cars to the European tracks. It was part of Juan Manuel Fangio's 1953 and 1957 World Championship Formula One seasons with a Maserati 250F. After the 1957 season, the factory sold this transporter to Lance Reventlow for his Scarab race team. Scarab was the first post-war American-built Formula One car and was used until 1962. The transporter was left neglected until it was sold at auction in 2002 to Lawrence Auriana. At that time a full restoration was undertaken in Modena, Italy, under the supervision of Adolfo Orsi, historian, and grandson of Adolfo Orsi, owner of Maserati from 1937 to 1968.