Visited a dealer 9 months ago and he showed me this boat... Nice I thought.... But then he opened the engine compartment.... Evidently, a getleman boatracer in Biarritz built the boat I think in 1963, Called maserati about an engine and, yes , they had an old a6gcs engine lying about and he could buy it. If anyone knows the whole story, please tell.. Cheers Nik Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Strange, 2101 is the unique Zagato Spyder. There is a thread about it here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=186412&highlight=2101
Ye, #2101 was a oneoff-Spyder by Zagato. This car had a chaindriven engine lika all A6G-2000`s! The engine in the noat is a gear-driven unit. But there is no A6GCS with chassisnumber #2101 existing. I assume it was a spare motor that came to Argentina with one of the Factory cars for the 1000 km of Buenos Aires. Rumours are that Maserati had a service headquarter in Argentina rat that time run by ex-factory mechanics who emmigrated to that country prior or after the war The existance of such a "headquarter" in AR was never confirmed by Modena. Ciao! Walter
Interesting, how can you tell it has gear driven cams? btw I found a few more pictures of the car 2101, where you can see its engine. http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z12431/Maserati_A6G/54_2000_Zagato_Spyder.aspx
The water intake on the right is not with the engine that is in the boat. This was ONLy with the A6G-2000 chain-driven motors. Ciao! Walter
Engine never been to argentina but was still on factory shelves, unused in 1963 and is on factory records as " sold to sig. xxx in Biarritz as boat engine " According to owner. Not checked these facts, however.. But must have been spare engine.. Nik
RM Auctions is offering s/n 2101 at their NY sale on 21 Nov. 1955 Maserati A6G/2000 Spyder by Carrozzeria Zagato | Art of the Automobile 2013 | RM AUCTIONS What engine is in the car now? BTW. Engine 2101 is in Argentina now, together with the boat.
