{"id":2928,"date":"2022-04-07T06:53:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T06:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/?p=2928"},"modified":"2022-04-07T06:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T06:53:28","slug":"now-in-issue-3-on-driving-the-maserati-200si","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/?p=2928","title":{"rendered":"Now in Issue 3: on driving the Maserati 200SI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What\u2019s it like to be behind the wheel of a car where Stirling Moss and Jean Behra sat before you? Find out in our epic encounter with this 1955 Maserati 200SI in Issue 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This car<\/a> started life in 1955 as the Maserati 200S, the first one on top of that. This is chassis 2401, the car Maserati used to develop its new challenger in the 2-litre class. At first, it used a revised 150S body. Mechanically, much of the 200S can be considered a \u2018best of\u2019 with parts coming from the A6GCS and other parts from the 250F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Dirk de Jager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Four cylinder<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following Ferrari\u2019s lead with the 500 Mondial, Maserati also switched to a four-cylinder 2-litre engine with the 200S, all-alloy and fitted with twin overhead camshafts. Coupled to Weber 50 DC03 carburettors at first, the engine gave around 180 hp. It had the 150S\u2019 four-speed gearbox fitted, and came with a live rear axle at first. Compared with the 150S\u2019 four-cylinder, the oversquare 2-litre in the 200S revved higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Dirk de Jager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First victory<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It started in the Targa Florio in 1955 and Mille Miglia in 1956, but without success. After the Mille Miglia, 2401 received the 200S-type aluminium body you see here, styled by Fantuzzi. It was unpainted at the time. It\u2019s drop-dead gorgeous. Mechanically, it was further honed. With improvements, success came. Mid-1956, Jean Behra scored a first victory at the Gran Premio di Bari. A fortnight later, Stirling Moss finished second in it in the Rheinland-Pfalz Preis at the N\u00fcrburging. After that, 2401 was changed to SI specification, bringing a second small door and a full windscreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Dirk de Jager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Moss would drive it once more, at the Cuban GP in Havana in 1957. He was blindingly quick, running 15 seconds faster than the next 2-litre car. In the end, an oil leak forced him to abandon after 17 laps. 2401 stayed in South America, finishing its career as a privately owned car, racing in blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Dirk de Jager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Original engine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, it\u2019s the most original of the 200Sis\u201d, says Tom Fischer<\/a>, the man responsible for keeping this car going. \u201cIt still uses the original engine.\u201d We discover this beautiful four-cylinder on a cold and misty day on the Bavarian Alpenstrasse. I can\u2019t see a thing through the raindrop-filled miniature windshield and I can\u2019t see a thing over it as the rain hits my face at speed, but I\u2019m still enjoying every minute here. The 2-litre is loud, sounds beautiful and is full of character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the long straights, I pin the throttle down with more confidence. The character changes. Up until 2,500 rpm, the Maserati engine is decidedly unhappy. But once the needle climbs past that mark, it changes character in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is an excerpt of the feature on the Maserati 200SI, you can read it in Issue 3<\/a> of Tazio Magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s it like to be behind the wheel of the Maserati 200SI where Stirling Moss and Jean Behra sat before you? Find out in Issue 3 of Tazio Magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,116],"tags":[432,434,329,431,288,433,208,122,160],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-2928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tazio-the-magazine","category-videos-from-tazio-magazine","tag-cuban-gp","tag-jean-behra","tag-maserati","tag-maserati200si","tag-mille-miglia","tag-stirling-moss","tag-targa-florio","tag-tazio","tag-tazio-magazine","post_format-post-format-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Maserati_200Si-115-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2928"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2941,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2928\/revisions\/2941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2928"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fthb-sponsors&post=2928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}