WSC60 Maserati 151/3

3d Model design by: DobriD, updated by Gadu,skins by carmar The Maserati Tipo 151 was one of those cars which never quite came good in period, despite demonstrating devastating pace. At Le Mans the car had no trouble getting into the lead of the race and is believed to be the first car ever to crack the 300kph barrier along the Mulsanne Straight, but a lack of investment as well as a shortcoming in the luck department meant that it’s great speed was never converted into winners laurels. The Tipo 151 marked a return to more traditional concepts of car design and used a frame comprising a trellis of both round and oval large tubes, an independent front suspension and a De Dion axle which was modified to act like a swing-arm axle. The V8 engine was derived from the 450S, with changes including four gear-driven camshafts, a dry sump lubrication system and four Weber 45 IDMs carburettors. The aluminium body was designed by Giulio Alfieri and refined using a wind tunnel at Milan University. It was reminiscent of the Frank Costin designed Zagato bodied 450S, but with an accentuated Kamm Tail, jokingly called the 'racing van' for its unique new body design. The mandatory doors opened h