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33-481: The A6GCM belongs to the A6 family of Maserati vehicles which comprised many models from street cars to racing cars. The name of the car is derived as follows: A6 : the name of the series : A for Alfieri (Maserati), 6 for 6 cylinders G : Ghisa, the engine block was in cast iron C : Corsa, for Racing M : Monoposto , for single seater. The Tipo6 CS (Corsa Sportivo: barchetta) has been spotted as

66-611: A troop of Corazzieri , inaugurated the 38th Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile on 21 April 1956. The motor show closed on 2 May. The exhibitors were 450 from 13 countries, including 64 car manufacturers, 35 truck and bus manufacturers, and 18 coachbuilders. The 1959 41st Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Gronchi on 31 October and closed on 11 November. There were 490 exhibitors from 12 countries, including 65 car manufacturers. The 42nd edition of

99-575: A Maserati for the next five decades, on a commission by Rome dealer Guglielmo Dei who had acquired six chassis. Vignale also made one spider. In 1955, Guglielmo Dei bought two more chassis, numbers 2109 and 2110, and employed Carrozzeria Frua to create two open-top models. Those cars received A6G/54-sourced engines with racing modifications like a dry sump lubrication. This car won the Polyphony Digital Award (an award given by Kazunori Yamauchi , creator of Gran Turismo game series) at

132-485: A free public festival, held at the historical Parco del Valentino , and featured demonstrations along the route used for various motorsport grands prix between 1935 and 1954. Umberto Palermo Alfa Romeo 4C Mole Costruzione Artigianale 001 The following vehicles were to be presented at the show in 2020: Cancelled and transferred to Milan . The Turin Motor Show has been reinstated and will take place alongside

165-497: A good contender even in front of single seaters in Formula 2, despite its small engine. Thus Maserati decided to develop a specific model that would meet the new FIA racing rules. The inline 6-cylinder two-liter engine with DOHC and 12 valves, 3 two-barrel (twin choke) Weber carburetors delivered 160 hp (120 kW) to 197 hp (147 kW). It was developed by Alberto Massimino and Vittorio Bellentani . The engine

198-519: A series of grand tourers , racing sports cars and single seaters made by Maserati of Italy between 1947 and 1956. They were named for Alfieri Maserati (one of the Maserati brothers , founders of Maserati ) and for their straight-six engine . The 1.5-litre straight-six was named A6 TR ( Testa Riportata for its detachable cylinder head ), and was based on the pre-war Maserati 6CM and produced 65 hp (48 kW). It first appeared in

231-483: A series of two-door coupés and spyders for street, rather than competition use. These were bodied by Pinin Farina , Pietro Frua , Ghia , Bertone , Carrozzeria Allemano , Zagato , and Vignale . These have cast iron engine blocks. The Maserati A6 was typically fitted with 16-inch Borrani Wheels and Pirelli Stella Bianca Tyres. The acronyms identifying each model are interpreted as follows: "1500" or "2000" indicate

264-416: A three-box Carrozzeria Allemano coupé (21 made, designed by Michelotti ), a coupé and a Gran Sport Spyder by Frua (respectively 6 and 12 made); and a competition-oriented fastback by Zagato (20 made) as well as a single Zagato spider, chassis 2101, shown at Geneva in 1955. The Zagato Spider was purchased by Juan Perón , but his regime came to an end before Zagato could finish his ordered revisions and

297-452: A total displacement of 1,985.6 cc (2.0 L). Fed by three twin-choke Weber DCO carburettors it put out 150 hp (110 kW; 148 bhp) at 6000 rpm, which gave these cars a top speed between 195 and 210 km/h (121 and 130 mph). Dual ignition was added in 1956 and increased power to 160 hp (118 kW; 158 bhp). Total production between 1954 and 1956 amounted to 60 units. Four body styles were offered:

330-556: Is an auto show held annually in Turin, Italy . The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at the Castle of Valentino , becoming a permanent fixture in Turin from 1938 having shared it with Milan and Rome until that time. From 1972, the show was held biannually and in 1984, it moved into Fiat 's shuttered Lingotto factory. In 2000, it was announced that the show

363-671: The A6 Sport or Tipo 6CS/46, a barchetta prototype, developed by Ernesto Maserati and Alberto Massimino . This became the A6 1500 Pinin Farina -designed two-door berlinetta , first shown at the 1947 Salon International de l'Auto in Geneva (59 made) and the spider shown at the 1948 Salone dell'automobile di Torino (2 made). A 2-litre, 120-horsepower straight-six was used in the A6 GCS two-seater, "G" denoting Ghisa , cast iron block, and "CS" denoting Corsa Sport . The A6G were

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396-520: The Parco del Valentino . It has been held again since 2022 as part of Autolook Week , but the nature of the show has changed and it now has more of a focus on classics and specialty cars. The 1954 36th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by Italian President Luigi Einaudi on 21 April and closed on 2 May. The exhibitors were 450 from 11 countries, including 66 car manufacturers and 22 coachbuilders. Italian President Giovanni Gronchi , escorted by

429-608: The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2014. After a two-year hiatus at the 1954 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris Maserati launched a new grand tourer, the A6G 2000 Gran Turismo—commonly known as A6G/54 to distinguish it from its predecessor. It was powered by a new double overhead camshaft inline-six, derived from the racing engines of A6GCS and A6GCM, with a bore and stroke of 76.5 mm x 72 mm for

462-406: The A6G 2000. The A6 1500 was powered by a 1,488 cc (1.5 L) inline-six (bore 66 mm, stroke 72.5 mm), with a single overhead camshaft and a single Weber carburettor , producing 65 hp (48 kW); starting from 1949 some cars were fitted with triple carburettors. Top speed varied from 146 to 154 km/h (91 to 96 mph) depending on gearing and bodywork. The chassis

495-568: The Turin Salon was held from 3 until 13 November 1960. The 1963 45th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by Italian President Antonio Segni on 30 October and closed on 10 November. The exhibitors were 524 from 13 countries, including 72 car manufacturers and 21 coachbuilders. The 49th Salone dell'Automobile was held between 1 and 12 November 1967. It saw the presence of 580 exhibitors from 15 countries, including 70 car manufacturers and 13 coachbuilders. The 50th Salone dell'Automobile

528-554: The World Championship as well as in non-championship events, as it was often the case in the early 1950s. With 151 race starts and 81 race finishes, with 23 podiums and 6 Grand Prix race wins, the A6GCM has had an exceptional track record supported by exceptional drivers. Note: when Maserati competed in its home town, Modena, in 1953, it managed to finish in the top three positions. Maserati A6 Maserati A6 were

561-484: The car was stored by Maserati. After being shown at Paris in 1958 , it was sold to an American residing there. An A6G/54 Zagato chassis 2155 received a unique coupé bodystyle, after being crashed on a test drive by Gianni Zagato. Distinguished by non-fastback rear-end and 'eyelids' over the headlights. It is also one of only two with a 'double bubble' roof. Salone dell%27automobile di Torino The Turin Motor Show ( Italian : Salone dell'Automobile di Torino )

594-510: The exhibitors were 540 from 15 countries, including 71 car manufacturers and 14 coachbuilders. The 53rd Salone dell'Automobile was held between 3 and 14 November 1971; the exhibitors were 540 from 11 countries, including 64 car manufacturers and 15 coachbuilders. This 63rd Turin Motor Show coincided with Italy hosting the 1990 FIFA World Cup ( Italia 90 ) hence the presentation by Fiat of limited edition models related to that international event. Production cars The 67th Turin Motor Show

627-503: The pre-war Maserati 6CM . These took the first two places at Circuito di Piacenza on 11 May 1947, driven by Giulio Barbieri and Mario Angiolini. It is likely that the "Maserati 6CS 1500" which won at Voghera in October 1946 with Luigi Villoresi at the wheel is also one of this type. In 1947 Maserati developed a two-seater sports racing car powered by a 2-litre engine called A6GCS . At first it produced 120 hp (88 kW), but it

660-555: The prototype's design, switching to conventional headlamps; soon after a second side window was added. Later cars received a different 2+2 fastback body style. A Pinin Farina Convertibile was shown at the 1948 Salone dell'automobile di Torino , and two were made; one car was also given a distinctive coupé Panoramica body by Zagato in 1949, featuring an extended greenhouse . Sixty-one A6 1500s were built between 1947 and 1950, when it began to be gradually replaced by

693-487: The rounded up total engine displacement in cubic centimetres ; while suffixes such as "53" denote the year of the type's introduction. Ernesto Maserati started work on the Tipo 6CS/46 , also called A6 Sport or A6CS, in 1945. Designed together with Alberto Massimino, two prototype barchettas had been completed in late 1946 for the 1947 racing season. The 6CS/46 used the 1.5-litre (1,493 cc) straight-six engines from

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726-888: The single overhead camshaft. Also thanks to triple carburettors, output was between 90 and 100 hp (66 and 74 kW) and top speeds ranged from 160 to 180 km/h (99 to 112 mph). The chassis retained the same measurements of the A6 1500, but the rear axle was now sprung on semi elliptic leaf springs . The model debuted at the 1950 Turin Motor Show , wearing Pinin Farina coachwork. Just sixteen cars were built, all between 1950 and 1951. Nine received 2+2 fastback bodies by Pinin Farina; Frua built five convertibles and one coupé; lastly one got Vignale coupé bodywork designed by Giovanni Michelotti . Maserati A6GCM (1951–53) were twelve 2-litre single-seater («M» for monoposto ) racing cars (160-190 bhp), developed by Gioacchino Colombo and built by Medardo Fantuzzi . The A6 SSG (1953)

759-527: The wheel. Weight ranged from 580 to 670 kg (1,280 to 1,480 lb). Fifteen cars were made between 1947 and 1953, two being exported to Brazil and one to the United States. The A6 1500 (officially 1500 Gran Turismo ) grand tourer was Maserati's first production road car. Development was started in 1941 by the Maserati brothers, but it was halted as priorities shifted to wartime production and

792-581: Was 2,280 mm (90 in); this was extended to 2,310 mm (91 in) in the later version. The front track was initially 1,278 mm (50.3 in) and was reduced to 1,200 mm (47 in) as the car received larger wheels in its later version. The rear track received the same treatment going from 1,225 mm (48.2 in) to 1,160 mm (46 in). The spoked wheels were initially 4 in × 15 in (100 mm × 380 mm), replaced by 5 in × 16 in (127.000 mm × 406.400 mm), in 1953. The 1953 version

825-751: Was a GCM-revision pointing to the Maserati 250F . It won the 1953 Italian Grand Prix driven by Juan Manuel Fangio . To compete in the World Sportscar Championship , the A6GCS/53 was developed in 1953. The engine was improved to produce 170 hp (125 kW; 168 bhp). A6GCS/53s were typically spiders , initially designed by Medardo Fantuzzi and then bodied either by Carrozzeria Fantuzzi or Celestino Fiandri of Carrozzeria Fiandri e Malagoli. Fifty-two were made. That number includes four berlinettas designed by Aldo Brovarone at Pinin Farina and one spider, their final design of

858-466: Was built out of tubular and sheet steel sections. Suspension was by double wishbones at the front and solid axle at the rear, with Houdaille hydraulic dampers and coil springs on all four corners. The improved A6G 2000 (officially 2000 Gran Turismo ) began to replace the A6 1500 from 1950. The A6 engine was enlarged to 2 litres (1,954.3 cc) with a bore and stroke of 72 mm × 80 mm (2.83 in × 3.15 in); it retained

891-451: Was further upgraded in 1952. The displacement is 1,978 cc (120.7 cu in) from a 72 mm × 81 mm (2.83 in × 3.19 in) bore and stroke. The A6 GCS is often also called Monofaro , referring to its single headlamp. This cycle-winged racing version made its first competition appearance at Modena 1947 with Luigi Villoresi and Alberto Ascari , and won the 1948 Italian Championship with Giovanni Bracco at

924-411: Was held between 30 October and 10 November 1968; there were 496 exhibitors from 14 countries, including 73 car manufacturers and 13 coachbuilders. The 51st Salone dell'Automobile was held between 29 October and 9 November 1969; the exhibitors were 550 from 14 countries, including 64 car manufacturers and 14 coachbuilders. The 52nd Salone dell'Automobile was held between 28 October and 8 November 1970;

957-658: Was held from 24 April to 3 May. The 68th Turin Motor Show held in June 2000 was the last edition, as in 2002, the event was cancelled and never held again. The change in date was to avoid clashing with the Geneva Motor Show . The show first requested for a June date in March 1998. From 2015, the Turin Motor Show returned, however no longer based on a large and costly static exhibition format. Instead, it became

990-434: Was mated to a 4-speed gearbox . The frame was developed by Medardo Fantuzzi . The car was bodied in aluminum and weighed 550–570 kg (1,210–1,260 lb), depending on the engine installed. The rigid rear axle employed cantilevered leaf springs combined with Houdaille shock absorbers ; in front, coil springs are used also combined with Houdaille shock absorbers. The brakes are hydraulic driven drums. The initial wheelbase

1023-547: Was only completed after the war. The first chassis, bodied by Pinin Farina , debuted at the Geneva Salon International de l'Auto in March 1947. This first prototype was a two-door, two-seat, three-window berlinetta with triple square portholes on its fully integrated front wings, a tapered cabin and futuristic hidden headlamps . The car was put into low volume production, and most received Pinin Farina coachwork. For production Pinin Farina toned down

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1056-672: Was the work of Gioacchino Colombo who modified the car significantly: now with a nearly 200 hp (150 kW) engine, new suspension and improved brakes. The body was also reworked and made narrower and the car received an oval front grill. This version is known as the "interim" A6GCM or A6SSG . The A6GCM foreshadowed the next model: the 250F . In fact several of the later A6GCMs, produced in late 1952 and 1953, were converted to 250Fs in 1954. The same model raced in Formula One races and in Formula Two , in races which counted for

1089-473: Was to be moved to April, starting in 2002. However, the event was last held in Turin in June 2000, and cancelled from 2002, resulting in the Bologna Motor Show taking over the role of Italy's International Motor Show. From 2015 to 2019, Turin again held a Motor Show, albeit as an open air festival to keep exhibitors' costs down, and provide free access to the public. It is held in the precinct of

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