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03-28-2003, 06:15 PM
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Originally posted by S2000 Driver
Congratulations! Give that man a cigar!
See, now that wasn't so hard was it?
Congratulations! Give that man a cigar!
See, now that wasn't so hard was it?
It wasn't that hard. I need a bigger challenge next time.
03-28-2003, 06:24 PM
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I think the point of this post was missed. So if going by the original post I'd have to say a 1st get Miata at the time they came out. That's just in my lifetime when I was at an age to know of such things. I know the 50's and 60's had some sweet stuff that was buyer friendly.
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Here's a little background:
1955 OSCA MT4 1500TN Le Mans
$325,000-$375,000; RM Auctions
In the classic tradition of never knowing when too much was just that, the Maserati brothers always had a slight problem with racing: They were addicted to it. In fact, even though they were forced to sell their family-named company off before the start of World War II, after the guns stopped firing they found themselves missing the smell of burnt rubber and racetracks.
Although they weren't supposed to duke it out with Maserati for customers on the street (thanks to a clause in the contract for sale of their company), the brothers had no such qualms about creating racing cars. They started another racing-car company, this one with the awful mouthful of a name, Officina Specializzata Costruzione Automobili Fratelli Maserati, or what came to be known as OSCA.
OSCA cars were exceedingly rare, with less than 200 made, but they were quite competitive and also, naturally somehow, gorgeous.
Not exactly a car for your Saturday night date; notice how far inboard the cockpit sits.
This one, an MT4 (chassis no. 1169) with a rather amazing racing pedigree, was made to compete in the 1955 Le Mans race but wasn't finished in time. Instead it ran in the Grand Prix of Venezuela-Caracas in July 1955 and in many other contests, including a best in class in a 1956 race in Santa Barbara.
Later the car was modified to accommodate a Simpson Special land-speed record engine (no. 1522), a motor that had won ten records at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The car still has the same engine but has since been fully restored, with the original paint returned to its skin and a complete overhaul of the engine. With OSCAs incredibly rare and ones with racing pedigree that much more scarce, it's certainly possible this one will sell quite high, even though the going rate is closer to $275,000.
1955 OSCA MT4 1500TN Le Mans
$325,000-$375,000; RM Auctions
In the classic tradition of never knowing when too much was just that, the Maserati brothers always had a slight problem with racing: They were addicted to it. In fact, even though they were forced to sell their family-named company off before the start of World War II, after the guns stopped firing they found themselves missing the smell of burnt rubber and racetracks.
Although they weren't supposed to duke it out with Maserati for customers on the street (thanks to a clause in the contract for sale of their company), the brothers had no such qualms about creating racing cars. They started another racing-car company, this one with the awful mouthful of a name, Officina Specializzata Costruzione Automobili Fratelli Maserati, or what came to be known as OSCA.
OSCA cars were exceedingly rare, with less than 200 made, but they were quite competitive and also, naturally somehow, gorgeous.
Not exactly a car for your Saturday night date; notice how far inboard the cockpit sits.
This one, an MT4 (chassis no. 1169) with a rather amazing racing pedigree, was made to compete in the 1955 Le Mans race but wasn't finished in time. Instead it ran in the Grand Prix of Venezuela-Caracas in July 1955 and in many other contests, including a best in class in a 1956 race in Santa Barbara.
Later the car was modified to accommodate a Simpson Special land-speed record engine (no. 1522), a motor that had won ten records at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The car still has the same engine but has since been fully restored, with the original paint returned to its skin and a complete overhaul of the engine. With OSCAs incredibly rare and ones with racing pedigree that much more scarce, it's certainly possible this one will sell quite high, even though the going rate is closer to $275,000.
