Maserati A6G/54

The Maserati A6G/54 is a sports car that Maserati built from 1954 to 1957, whose competition version also took part in many races. It was the updated revision of the A6G 2000, officially called the Maserati A6G 2000 Gran Turismo but known as the A6G/54 after Maserati's internal code. It was not particularly powerful, which led to its limited production, but its short-stroke six-cylinder in-line engine of 1,985.63 cc, partly derived from those of the A6 GCS and A6 GCM, gave 150 CV at 6,000 rpm, raised to 160 CV in 1956 with twin ignition, and a top speed of 210 km/h. It came in four versions: a Frua coupe and spider, an Allemano coupe and a Zagato competition coupe, with 60 built in all, 20 of them Zagato. The early cars were sold mostly abroad, while from 1956 the Zagato car was bought mainly by private Italian drivers for hill climbs and endurance races, and it was the last competition berlinetta of the 1950s.