That such a machine survived such a long racing career is nothing short of a miracle!Maserati 300S, Chassis No. In May of 1988 Count Zanon entered and drove the car with his friend S. Tresoldi on race number 157 in the Mille Miglia.
This is an opportunity not to be missed by one so inclined to purchase such a vehicle.Please contact me for additional assistance with inspections, test drives and help in arranging worldwide delivery. In 1960, he removed the 3-liter Maserati engine and installed an American V8 and continued to race the car until selling it in 1962 to Edoardo Celidonio. Driving duty was assigned to the legend himself, Juan Manuel Fangio, even though his Maserati contract for the 1957 season was only for Grand Prix racing and not Sports Cars. He stated he was very concerned that he might lose in front of what was in effect his home crowd, despite racing in Brazil and not Argentina. The 300S was a racing car produced by the Italian auto manufacturer from the year 1955 to 1958. This usually occurred as a result of the fitting of a different engine, repairs of a crashed car or a combination of both. Here is a brief accounting of Binnie's adventures behind the wheel of 3069:May 1999 Mille Miglia William Binnie/David George Race No 313 These clearly show the Factory Team racing type frame with the outer “round” frame tubes and double longtitudianl frame tubes.After arrival in the UK, Crabbe sold the car to Martin Lee who would often fund Crabbe's car search expeditions and purchases. In May of 1984, Embiricos entered and drove the car on race number 189 in the Mille Miglia.After the Mille Miglia, Embiricos returned the car to Drake who again offered it for sale. Chassis number 3072 was constructed in 1957 as a factory racer. - Officine Alfieri Maserati (Factory Team Car) -Ex-Scuderina Madunina Team Car -4 first ove
One report commented more on the cars finishing behind Fangio as it was assumed from the beginning that short of a mechanical failure, he would be on the winners podium. A deal was struck two years later and the car sold to London enthusiast, Mark Tippetts via Crabbe for £10,000 ($15,400 at exchange rates at the time) Corrected today for inflation, this was approximately $39,000, an astounding some for a project car which again clearly reflected the car's importance and value being tied to directly to Fangio having raced the car so successfully.Interest in the car and its value continued to rise and in 1983 Tippets sold the project and numerous spares to UK collector, John Peirson, he in turn sold the car quickly to Herts, UK restorer, Chris Drake who was acting on behalf of his client, James Tesper. He was as usual out front where he would stay from beginning to end at all times and short of a mechanical failure, it was always assumed he would win the race which he did easily.After the race in Rio, Fangio's manager, Marcello Giambertone sold both of his 300S Maseratis for a tidy profit. A deal was quickly struck and 3069 and sister car, 3062 were officially sold to Giambertone in October of 1957. These were held on the morning and afternoon of December 1st, 1957.Fangio wrote later after the race that he was overwhelmed by the thousands that attended and cheered him on. Please complete the reCaptcha before hitting SubmitTooling up and production began over the Winter of 1954/55 with the first batch of three cars all being completed for Briggs S. Cunningham in February of 1955.
-Officine Alfieri Maserati (Factory Team Car) -Ex-Scuderina Madunina Team Car -4 first overall finishes by 5-time F1 World Championship race driver, Juan Manuel Fangio -Actively and competitively raced from 1957 to 1972 having competed longer and in more races than any other 300S -Massive spare parts package including an extra complete original 300S engine, s/n 3071, Fangio's easy win saw Masten Gregory nearly a lap down with 3rd place going to the 300S of Carlos Menditéguy.After the race, Fangio's Manager, Marcello Giambertone asked Maserati for a pair of 300S Maseratis to enter in the December Grand Prix of Sao Paolo and Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro races.
This would be his fourth and final race in this particular 300S which consisted of a large field of various Ferraris and no few than three 300S Maseratis as well as several 200S and Si models. Our subject vehicle, 3069 was purchased by wealthy Brazilian playboy Silva Severino-Gomez who had no intentions of racing the car but realized it would give him further increased stature and bragging rights of Fangio's four time overall winning car in his most famous championship year. 3069 Ownership History: Had the money not run out and a string of bad luck that plagued Maserati in the late 1950s, the 300S would have easily achieved even more success.
Despite being nearly 14 years old, 3069 continued to race well into the 1970s with her next owner. Coachwork was by Fantuzzi and initially appeared in a gentle, but curvaceous “short-nose” form, which by 1956 was found to be insufficient to deal with a car capable of reaching speeds of nearly 180 miles per hour. Below is a table of the Maserati assigned serial numbers in numerical sequence with additional known details:No Chassis Configuration Completion Date Notes Current Status Original Owner Mechanical work was overseen by the well-known specialist, Paul Lanzanete with cosmetic and further mechanical work being addressed by Pennsylvania restoration wizard, David George.Binnie enthusiastically showed and raced 3069 including two outings in the Mille Miglia bringing the car's Mille Miglia appearance total to four. After 2003, business commitments and a very successful move to professional motor sport racing saw 3069 delegated to very limited use and it was only taken out occasionally for servicing and maintenance. February 24th, 1957 Cuban Grand Prix Race No 2 1st OA Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati factory records list Italian Primo Pezzoli of Scuderia Guastalla as the ordering customer for 3070 in 1957. He started again out front in the afternoon's race and again won easily leaving no doubt to anyone that he was rightfully a world championship driver without equal of any kind.A week later, Fangio raced 3069 again, this time at the Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro. Both were then prepared and then shipped to Brazil for the upcoming races.Fangio finished out the 1957 Grand Prix season with back to back wins at the French and German F1 races in July and August. The car was sold to Antonio Versa who raced is repeatedly over the next several years in various Brazilian National events.