Maserati Tipo 420/M/58 Eldorado

The Maserati Tipo 420/M/58 Eldorado is a single-seat racing car that Maserati built from 1958 to 1959. It was the first significant Italian racing car to be advertised by a company from outside motor sport, Eldorado, which sold ice cream, and it was designed and built for the 500 Miles of Monza in 1958. The tubular chassis was based on that of the 250F, the front suspension came from the 450S, and the engine was a short-stroke 90 degree V8 of 4,190.4 cc, naturally aspirated with four Weber carburettors, giving 410 CV at 8,000 rpm and a top speed of 350 km/h. The rear axle had no differential, because the car was designed for oval tracks. Stirling Moss drove it at Monza in 1958, where the steering broke on lap 40 at 260 km/h, and he was classified seventh; at the 1959 Indianapolis 500 fuel-feed problems kept it from the race after it had taken part in qualifying.