300s Maserati

By Willem Oosthoek

Ferrari arrived loaded for bear at the Nürburgring in May 1956. The Scuderia was leading the five-race World Sports Car Championship at that point, with overwhelming victories to its name in the 12 Hours of Sebring [Juan Manuel Fangio/Eugenio Castellotti in a 3.5-liter, 4-cylinder 860 Monza] and the Mille Miglia [Castellotti again, in a 3.5-liter V12 290MM]. Only the season opener, the 1000 KM of Buenos Aires, had been captured by archrival Maserati, with their 3-liter, 6-cylinder 300S. The Trident’s 300S model was underpowered compared to the big Ferraris but it handled better, and the superb driving skills of Stirling Moss, ably assisted by local driver Carlos Menditeguy, had made all the difference in Argentina. [Read more…] about The Revenge of the Trident

By Marshall Buck

A review of 1:18 scale Maserati 300S models from CMC, and thanks to Walter Bäumer’s great (big) book for helping in research on these racers.

From 1955 through 1958, Maserati produced a total of twenty-six of the wonderfully balanced 300S sports racers. Sir Stirling Moss once wrote that the 300S was “…..one of the easiest, nicest, best balanced sports-racing cars ever made….” and he should certainly know. I’ll add my two cents worth…… it was, and is still one of the prettiest as well. Within the entire production there were three notable body styles, each featuring numerous detail differences.
1- First series cars, short nose, and shortest body.
2- Interim series, semi-long nose, with a slightly longer rear. Fewest cars made with this body.
3- Long nose, and long rear end.