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sentata al pubblico in occa- The Maserati Indy was publicly unveiled at the 1969
a del 1969 e, da subito, vie- Geneva Motor Show where it was immediately recog-
e passo avanti stilistico che nized to represent an advance, in design terms, on its
della sua progenitrice, la già predecessor, the already elegant Maserati Mexico. The
Gli autori di questa, profila- people behind its streamlined lines were Virginio Vai-
ginio Vairo ed Elio Mainardi, ro and Elio Mainardi, two young designers working at
a alla Vignale che, a quat- Vignale who, between them, succeeded in giving the
alla Indy una fisionomia di Indy a distinctive look, full of personality, as well as a
un grado di modernità che modernity that has stood the test of time with inimi-
mpo con inimitabile classe. table style. Instead, the model retained the same en-
co rimane invece il motore gine as the Mexico, an eight-cylinder V configuration
pio albero a camme in testa engine with double overhead cams for each bank that,
guatamente alimentato da adequately powered by four Weber 42 carburetors,
da 42, sviluppa 260 CV DIN, develops 260 DIN HP, enough to make the Indy capa-
la Indy prestazioni di gran- ble of delivering great performances, even by today’s
il metro odierno. Si tratta, standards. This engine is, after all, an evolution of the
ne del leggendario motore legendary 4.5-liter racing engine that made the 450 S
he fece della 450 S, su cui the most powerful sports car of its era. The name cho-
vettura Sport della sua era. sen for the model also helped to establish a tradition:
nche la denominazione del whereas the Mexico was named to commemorate the
volle celebrare l'ultima vit- last victory of a Maserati engine in F1 racing (on John
i in F1, sulla Cooper di John Surtees’ Cooper in the 1966 Mexican Grand Prix), in
el Messico 1966, con la Indy, the case of the Indy, the historical reference was to
ia riguarda le due straordi- the two extraordinary victories by Maserati (the only
ti (unica Casa interamente entirely Italian manufacturer) at the Indianapolis 500
ndianapolis nel 1939 e 1940. Miles (in 1939 and 1940).
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